Wrightsville Beach, NC
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILMINGTON 7 SE, NC US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Wrightsville Beach has an annual average temperature of 64.1°F with about 65.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 90.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 36.1°F). September is typically the wettest month (9.19 in) and February the driest (3.55 in).
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All-time records →208 of 366 (56.8%) of Wrightsville Beach'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 | 33 | |
| 2010s | 243 | |
| 2020s | 90 |
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 | 56.2°F | 36.1°F | 46.2°F | 3.95 in | — | 10 |
| February | 59.0°F | 38.1°F | 48.5°F | 3.55 in | — | 9 |
| March | 65.6°F | 43.7°F | 54.6°F | 3.93 in | — | 9 |
| April | 73.9°F | 51.5°F | 62.7°F | 3.70 in | — | 8 |
| May | 80.5°F | 61.8°F | 71.2°F | 4.50 in | — | 9 |
| June | 86.8°F | 69.4°F | 78.1°F | 5.35 in | — | 10 |
| July | 90.1°F | 73.6°F | 81.8°F | 8.79 in | — | 10 |
| August | 88.6°F | 71.9°F | 80.3°F | 8.49 in | — | 12 |
| September | 84.5°F | 66.9°F | 75.7°F | 9.19 in | — | 10 |
| October | 75.7°F | 55.6°F | 65.7°F | 5.53 in | — | 7 |
| November | 66.4°F | 44.1°F | 55.2°F | 3.97 in | — | 8 |
| December | 59.7°F | 38.5°F | 49.1°F | 4.14 in | — | 11 |
Climate twins of Wrightsville Beach
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