Duck, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANTEO AP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Duck has an annual average temperature of 61.6°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 1.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 35.6°F). August is typically the wettest month (5.64 in) and November the driest (2.88 in). Snow typically falls from January through February.

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
36.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,700
Cooling need
1,488

Best time to visit Duck

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Duck'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.

1940s
2
1960s
33
1970s
109
1980s
73
1990s
36
2000s
40
2010s
51
2020s
22

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 50.7°F 35.6°F 43.1°F 3.78 in 0.7 in 8
February 52.5°F 37.3°F 44.9°F 3.16 in 0.4 in 8
March 58.6°F 42.7°F 50.6°F 3.80 in 8
April 67.9°F 51.4°F 59.6°F 2.93 in 7
May 74.8°F 60.0°F 67.4°F 3.52 in 7
June 82.2°F 68.9°F 75.5°F 4.46 in 8
July 85.8°F 73.4°F 79.6°F 5.26 in 9
August 84.2°F 72.3°F 78.2°F 5.64 in 8
September 79.3°F 68.5°F 73.9°F 4.54 in 7
October 71.4°F 58.2°F 64.8°F 3.24 in 6
November 61.4°F 47.6°F 54.5°F 2.88 in 6
December 54.9°F 40.2°F 47.5°F 3.34 in 7

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