Nags Head weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Nags Head, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Manteo, 8 km from Nags Head; records cover 1966–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46.6 in1182 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.1 in2.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 17
- First fall freeze
- Dec 6
- Heating degree days
- 2,891
- Cooling degree days
- 1,705
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 23°−5° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Nags Head in January
Highs average 51°10° and lows 36°2°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1974)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 677
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nags Head in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 37°3°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1977)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 563
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nags Head in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 43°6°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1985)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 448
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Nags Head in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 51°11°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1990)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 193
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Nags Head in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 60°16°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1991)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 131
Nags Head in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 69°21°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2010)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 320
Nags Head in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 73°23°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 452
Nags Head in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 72°22°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 411
Nags Head in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 69°20°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1983)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 270
Nags Head in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 58°15°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2007)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 84
- Cooling degree days
- 78
Nags Head in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 48°9°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1971)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 321
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Nags Head in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 40°5°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1978)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 542
- Cooling degree days
- 1