Gulf weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Gulf, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SANFORD 8 NE, 21 km from Gulf; records cover 1972–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.9 in1191 mm
- Snow a year
- 2.4 in6.1 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 3,181
- Cooling degree days
- 1,668
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 15°−9° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Gulf in January
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2002)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 718
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gulf in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 3 in76 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1976)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 562
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Gulf in March
Highs average 65°19° and lows 39°4°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 410
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Gulf in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 47°8°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1976)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 170
- Cooling degree days
- 54
Gulf in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1991)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 157
Gulf in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 326
Gulf in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°20°, with 5.3 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1977)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 448
Gulf in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1988)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Gulf in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1990)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 221
Gulf in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 49°9°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 172
- Cooling degree days
- 52
Gulf in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 38°3°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1974)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1991)
- Heating degree days
- 435
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Gulf in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1998)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 645
- Cooling degree days
- 2