Ocracoke weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ocracoke, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Ocracoke, 4 km from Ocracoke; records cover 1957–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.3 in1481 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.7 in4.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 5
- First fall freeze
- Dec 9
- Heating degree days
- 2,509
- Cooling degree days
- 1,826
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 26°−3° (heating, 99%) and 90°32° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ocracoke in January
Highs average 52°11° and lows 40°4°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1974)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 600
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ocracoke in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 40°5°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1976)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 506
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ocracoke in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 46°8°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1976)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 396
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Ocracoke in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 54°12°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1970)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 153
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Ocracoke in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 63°17°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1957)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 31
- Cooling degree days
- 144
Ocracoke in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 70°21°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1975)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 335
Ocracoke in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 74°23°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1972)
- Record low
- 60°16° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 457
Ocracoke in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 73°23°, with 7.4 in188 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1975)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 432
Ocracoke in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 70°21°, with 7.4 in188 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1970)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 304
Ocracoke in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 60°16°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1959)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 108
Ocracoke in November
Highs average 62°17° and lows 50°10°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1971)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 275
- Cooling degree days
- 11
Ocracoke in December
Highs average 56°13° and lows 43°6°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1998)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 478
- Cooling degree days
- 2