Hatteras weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hatteras, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cape Hatteras - Billy Mitchell Field, 6 km from Hatteras; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.2 in1555 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 6
- First fall freeze
- Dec 12
- Heating degree days
- 2,168
- Cooling degree days
- 2,127
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 27°−3° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hatteras in January
Highs average 55°13° and lows 41°5°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1972)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 528
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Hatteras in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 42°5°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1971)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 447
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Hatteras in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 46°8°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1907)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 354
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Hatteras in April
Highs average 69°21° and lows 54°12°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1985)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 143
- Cooling degree days
- 45
Hatteras in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 63°17°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1988)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 26
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Hatteras in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 71°22°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1952)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Hatteras in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 75°24°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1992)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 505
Hatteras in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 74°24°, with 6.7 in171 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1968)
- Record low
- 56°13° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 487
Hatteras in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 71°22°, with 7.6 in194 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2018)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 358
Hatteras in OctoberThis month
Highs average 75°24° and lows 61°16°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2018)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 144
Hatteras in November
Highs average 66°19° and lows 52°11°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1971)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 216
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Hatteras in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 45°7°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1991)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 406
- Cooling degree days
- 6