Belhaven, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BELHAVEN 3 NE, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Belhaven has an annual average temperature of 61.6°F with about 52.3 inches of precipitation per year and 1.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (6.35 in) and February the driest (3.00 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,712
Cooling need
1,503

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Belhaven'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.

1900s
12
1910s
45
1920s
73
1930s
81
1940s
45
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
33
1980s
24
1990s
24
2000s
25
2010s
4
2020s
0

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 53.9°F 32.6°F 43.2°F 3.85 in 0.5 in 10
February 57.2°F 34.3°F 45.7°F 3.00 in 0.3 in 8
March 63.3°F 40.0°F 51.7°F 3.71 in 10
April 72.8°F 49.3°F 61.1°F 3.30 in 7
May 79.2°F 58.0°F 68.6°F 4.01 in 9
June 85.6°F 66.6°F 76.1°F 6.07 in 9
July 88.6°F 70.7°F 79.7°F 6.09 in 10
August 87.2°F 68.6°F 77.9°F 6.35 in 10
September 82.5°F 63.2°F 72.8°F 5.35 in 9
October 74.6°F 51.6°F 63.1°F 3.58 in 6
November 64.9°F 41.7°F 53.3°F 3.33 in 7
December 56.9°F 36.2°F 46.5°F 3.63 in 0.4 in 8

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