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United States / North Carolina / Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach Metro Area / Brunswick County / Holden Beach / Zip Codes
Holden Beach, NC is known for its mild climate with comfortable temperatures year-round. Summer brings warm days and the occasional thunderstorm while winter months are typically mild. The area's proximity to the ocean helps keep temperatures from ever dropping too low or rising too high, making it a great place to visit any time of year.

Holden Beach, North Carolina gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Holden Beach averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 218 sunny days per year in Holden Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Holden Beach gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Holden Beach is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.3 Summer - 7.4 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Holden Beach, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHolden Beach, North CarolinaUnited States
  54.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.2 in.27.8 in.
  112.8 days106.2 days
  218 days205 days
  89.8°85.8°
  34.2°21.7°
  7.47
  4.94.3
  3 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Holden Beach with an average high temperature of 89.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Holden Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Holden Beach are October, May and April.
In Holden Beach, there are 36.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Holden Beach with an average of 34.2°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.
In Holden Beach, there are 44.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Carolina.
In Holden Beach, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina.
Humidity in Holden Beach can be oppressive during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
September is the wettest month in Holden Beach with 7.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.5 inches in Holden Beach means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.
August is the rainiest month in Holden Beach with 12.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in Holden Beach, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in Holden Beach means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Holden Beach with 0.7 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Only place I would want to live is in Holden Beach
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I was looking to purchase a beach house some where in North Carolina so I could be close to my home base of Charlotte, NC and not feel like when I returned, I would need  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Holden Beach is for Families!
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I recently purchased a home in Holden Beach after doing tons of research on the Brunswick Islands in North Carolina (Ocean Isle, Oak Island and Caswell Beach.). I picked  More

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fran · Isle of Palms, SC
Best kept secret in NC
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I recently purchased a home in Holden Beach after doing tons of research on the Brunswick Islands in North Carolina (Ocean Isle, Oak Island and Caswell Beach.). I picked  More

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