Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ATLANTIC BEACH WTP, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pine Knoll Shores has an annual average temperature of 64.1°F with about 59 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 38.7°F). September is typically the wettest month (9.65 in) and March the driest (3.35 in).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
34.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,211
Cooling need
1,878

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

147 of 366 (40.2%) of Pine Knoll Shores'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
130
2010s
180
2020s
56

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 53.7°F 38.7°F 46.2°F 4.23 in 11
February 54.6°F 40.1°F 47.4°F 3.70 in 11
March 60.8°F 46.2°F 53.5°F 3.35 in 9
April 68.1°F 55.3°F 61.7°F 3.99 in 9
May 76.3°F 63.9°F 70.1°F 4.50 in 9
June 82.5°F 72.4°F 77.4°F 3.91 in 10
July 86.2°F 75.8°F 81.0°F 5.72 in 10
August 85.8°F 74.8°F 80.3°F 7.10 in 13
September 82.5°F 70.6°F 76.5°F 9.65 in 11
October 74.3°F 60.3°F 67.3°F 4.20 in 8
November 65.1°F 50.3°F 57.7°F 3.94 in 9
December 57.1°F 42.5°F 49.8°F 4.68 in 12

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