| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | |
| January | 54.2 | 40.2 | 75 | 6 | 4.9 |
| February | 55.5 | 40.9 | 76 | 11 | 4.3 |
| March | 60.0 | 45.6 | 82 | 19 | 4.5 |
| April | 68.0 | 54.0 | 89 | 26 | 3.9 |
| May | 75.4 | 62.2 | 91 | 39 | 4.4 |
| June | 82.6 | 70.4 | 97 | 44 | 4.4 |
| July | 85.9 | 74.6 | 96 | 52 | 5.4 |
| August | 85.5 | 73.8 | 94 | 56 | 6.7 |
| September | 81.4 | 70.0 | 93 | 45 | 7.3 |
| October | 73.5 | 60.7 | 92 | 32 | 5.6 |
| November | 64.4 | 51.1 | 81 | 22 | 4.9 |
| December | 57.7 | 44.5 | 78 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Entire year | 70.4 | 57.4 | 97 | 6 | 60.9 |
|
More Cape Hatteras Weather Records
1893–2024
|
||
|---|---|---|
| Highest daily low | 83 °F | August 3, 2020 |
| Lowest daily high | 17 °F | December 25, 1983 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
51 °F | January 20, 1985 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
40 °F | Jan 20–21, 1985 |
| Most daily precipitation | 14.3 inches | June 30, 1949 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 21.0 inches | June 1949 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 90.8 inches | 1989 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 149 | 2020 |
| Earliest freeze | November 9 | 1967 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | May 29 | 2019 |
| Latest freeze | April 13 | 1976 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 10 | 2018 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 55 | 1981 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 155 | 2018 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 42 | 2020 |
|
Cape Hatteras Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
|
||
|---|---|---|
| With precipitation | 13 days | Jul 1–13, 1897 |
| Without precipitation | 27 days | Sep 30 – Oct 26, 1907 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
3 days | Jan 5–7, 2018 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 147 days | May 18 – Oct 11, 2018 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 12 days | Jul 17–28, 2020 |