2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Morehead City, NC vs Atlantic Beach, FL

Highlights

On average, there are 223 sunny days per year in Atlantic Beach. Morehead City averages 209 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Atlantic Beach, Florida gets 48.8 inches of rain, on average, per year. Morehead City, North Carolina gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Atlantic Beach averages 0.1 inches of snow per year. Morehead City averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Atlantic Beach, Florida
Summer High: the July high is around 90.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45.6
Rain: averages 48.8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.1 inches of snow a year

Morehead City, North Carolina
Summer High: the July high is around 86.8 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 35.1
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Atlantic Beach is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Florida.

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

Today's Weather - Morehead City, NC

80°F

Today's Weather - Atlantic Beach, FL

86°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Morehead City / Atlantic Beach

July is the hottest month for Morehead City with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Morehead City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Morehead City are May, October and September.

July is the hottest month for Atlantic Beach with an average high temperature of 90.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Florida. In Atlantic Beach, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Atlantic Beach are April, October and November.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Morehead City with an average of 35.1°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Atlantic Beach with an average of 45.6°. This is colder than most places in Florida.

In Morehead City, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.

In Atlantic Beach, there are 48.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Florida.

In Morehead City, there are 32.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Atlantic Beach, there are 4.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Florida.

In Morehead City, 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.

In Atlantic Beach, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Florida.

August is the wettest month in Morehead City with 7.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.0 inches in Morehead City means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.


September is the wettest month in Atlantic Beach with 7.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 35% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is one of the driest places in Florida.

July is the rainiest month in Morehead City with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 111.5 rainy days annually in Morehead City, which is about average compared to other places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

August is the rainiest month in Atlantic Beach with 13.6 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in Atlantic Beach, which is about average compared to other places in Florida. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in Morehead City means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina.

An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Atlantic Beach means that it is one of the snowiest places in Florida.

December is the snowiest month in Morehead City with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Atlantic Beach with 0.1 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.