Beaufort, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEAUFORT MICHAEL J SMITH FLD, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Beaufort has an annual average temperature of 63.8°F with about 55.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.5°F). September is typically the wettest month (8.46 in) and March the driest (3.31 in).
Best time to visit Beaufort
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All-time records →174 of 366 (47.5%) of Beaufort's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 2000s | 111 | |
| 2010s | 163 | |
| 2020s | 92 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54.9°F | 37.5°F | 46.2°F | 4.17 in | — | 10 |
| February | 57.1°F | 39.3°F | 48.2°F | 3.33 in | — | 11 |
| March | 62.9°F | 45.0°F | 54.0°F | 3.31 in | — | 10 |
| April | 70.4°F | 53.9°F | 62.1°F | 3.39 in | — | 9 |
| May | 77.5°F | 62.7°F | 70.1°F | 3.94 in | — | 11 |
| June | 83.6°F | 71.1°F | 77.3°F | 4.06 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.7°F | 74.4°F | 80.6°F | 5.81 in | — | 13 |
| August | 85.9°F | 73.1°F | 79.5°F | 7.29 in | — | 13 |
| September | 82.4°F | 68.4°F | 75.4°F | 8.46 in | — | 13 |
| October | 74.5°F | 57.4°F | 66.0°F | 4.14 in | — | 10 |
| November | 65.9°F | 47.1°F | 56.5°F | 3.99 in | — | 10 |
| December | 58.9°F | 41.0°F | 50.0°F | 3.79 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Beaufort
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