Duck, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MANTEO AP, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Duck
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Duck
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