Wrightsville Beach, NC

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILMINGTON 7 SE, NC US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
35.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,211
Cooling need
1,884

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Climate change signal

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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

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