Elizabeth City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elizabeth City, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air Stn, 7 km from Elizabeth City; records cover 1934–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.5 in1181 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 27
- First fall freeze
- Nov 12
- Heating degree days
- 3,052
- Cooling degree days
- 1,757
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 19°−7° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elizabeth City in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1937)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 692
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Elizabeth City in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2023)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 562
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elizabeth City in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 41°5°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1945)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 446
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Elizabeth City in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 49°10°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1985)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 194
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Elizabeth City in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 58°15°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 151
Elizabeth City in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 67°19°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1939)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 339
Elizabeth City in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 71°22°, with 5.7 in144 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1942)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 452
Elizabeth City in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 70°21°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 415
Elizabeth City in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 65°18°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1944)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 258
Elizabeth City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 53°12°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 131
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Elizabeth City in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 42°6°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1989)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 375
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Elizabeth City in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 37°3°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1978)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 3