Surf City, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SURF CITY, NC US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Surf City has an annual average temperature of 62.1°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.7°F).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,583
Cooling need
1,539

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

105 of 366 (28.7%) of Surf City'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
145
2010s
221

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 54.8°F 33.7°F 44.2°F in
February 56.7°F 35.7°F 46.2°F in
March 63.3°F 40.2°F 51.7°F in
April 71.6°F 50.3°F 60.9°F in
May 78.3°F 59.1°F 68.7°F in
June 84.2°F 67.5°F 75.9°F in
July 87.5°F 71.5°F 79.5°F in
August 86.7°F 70.3°F 78.5°F in
September 82.1°F 65.2°F 73.7°F in
October 74.4°F 53.8°F 64.1°F in
November 65.8°F 43.2°F 54.5°F in
December 58.6°F 36.0°F 47.3°F in
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