Atlantic Beach weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Morehead City 2 Wnw, 4 km from Atlantic Beach; records cover 1948–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.2 in1553 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.5 in1.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 17
- First fall freeze
- Nov 24
- Heating degree days
- 2,483
- Cooling degree days
- 1,849
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Atlantic Beach in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 36°2°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1999)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 598
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Atlantic Beach in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 38°4°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2023)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 486
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Atlantic Beach in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 44°7°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1974)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 369
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Atlantic Beach in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 52°11°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1985)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 150
- Cooling degree days
- 34
Atlantic Beach in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 62°17°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 159
Atlantic Beach in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 70°21°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1959)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 348
Atlantic Beach in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 74°23°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1986)
- Record low
- 54°12° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Atlantic Beach in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 72°22°, with 7.8 in197 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1983)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 429
Atlantic Beach in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 68°20°, with 8.8 in223 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1952)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Atlantic Beach in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 57°14°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1986)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 77
- Cooling degree days
- 99
Atlantic Beach in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 46°8°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1989)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 286
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Atlantic Beach in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 40°5°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1998)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 484
- Cooling degree days
- 2