Beaufort, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BEAUFORT MICHAEL J SMITH FLD, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,190
Cooling need
1,767

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Climate change signal

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

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