Belhaven weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Belhaven, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Gaylord Bay, 15 km from Belhaven; records cover 1973–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.6 in1310 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.2 in0.5 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 8
- First fall freeze
- Dec 2
- Heating degree days
- 2,597
- Cooling degree days
- 2,026
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 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Belhaven in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 36°2°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2020)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 627
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Belhaven in February
Highs average 56°13° and lows 38°3°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1977)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 507
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Belhaven in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in95 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1985)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 377
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Belhaven in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 53°12°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1976)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 143
- Cooling degree days
- 60
Belhaven in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 62°17°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 29
- Cooling degree days
- 190
Belhaven in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 70°21°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2008)
- Record low
- 48°9° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 384
Belhaven in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 74°23°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2011)
- Record low
- 58°14° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 507
Belhaven in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 73°23°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1999)
- Record low
- 55°13° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 460
Belhaven in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 68°20°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1980)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 302
Belhaven in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 57°14°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 85
- Cooling degree days
- 91
Belhaven in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 48°9°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1974)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 295
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Belhaven in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 40°4°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1991)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 528
- Cooling degree days
- 3