Oak Island weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Oak Island, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Shallotte Ag, 25 km from Oak Island; records cover 2000–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.5 in1436 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 23
- First fall freeze
- Nov 14
- Heating degree days
- 2,431
- Cooling degree days
- 1,864
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 22°−6° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Oak Island in January
Highs average 56°13° and lows 36°2°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2002)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oak Island in February
Highs average 58°15° and lows 39°4°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2001)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 467
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Oak Island in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 44°7°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2012)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 333
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Oak Island in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 53°12°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2002)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 121
- Cooling degree days
- 44
Oak Island in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 62°16°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2004)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Oak Island in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 69°21°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2015)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2023)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 344
Oak Island in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 73°23°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2005)
- Record low
- 58°14° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 470
Oak Island in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 72°22°, with 6.9 in174 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2005)
- Record low
- 55°13° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 431
Oak Island in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 67°19°, with 9.7 in245 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2002)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 292
Oak Island in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 56°13°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2002)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 87
- Cooling degree days
- 92
Oak Island in November
Highs average 65°18° and lows 45°7°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2003)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 312
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Oak Island in December
Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2001)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 499
- Cooling degree days
- 1