Pine Knoll Shores weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at HAVELOCK CHERRY POINT MCAS, 23 km from Pine Knoll Shores; records cover 1945–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57.4 in1458 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.8 in2 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 21
- First fall freeze
- Nov 16
- Heating degree days
- 2,349
- Cooling degree days
- 2,118
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 21°−6° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Pine Knoll Shores in January
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2018)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 570
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Pine Knoll Shores in February
Highs average 60°15° and lows 38°3°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1962)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (2026)
- Heating degree days
- 457
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Pine Knoll Shores in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°6°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1990)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 337
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Pine Knoll Shores in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 52°11°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1990)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 125
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Pine Knoll Shores in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 61°16°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2019)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 200
Pine Knoll Shores in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 69°21°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 395
Pine Knoll Shores in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 73°23°, with 7.4 in187 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1992)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 504
Pine Knoll Shores in August
Highs average 89°31° and lows 72°22°, with 7.2 in183 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 473
Pine Knoll Shores in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 68°20°, with 8.2 in208 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 325
Pine Knoll Shores in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 56°13°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1986)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 79
- Cooling degree days
- 105
Pine Knoll Shores in November
Highs average 67°19° and lows 46°8°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1974)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 282
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Pine Knoll Shores in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 40°4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1991)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 473
- Cooling degree days
- 6