Nags Head, NC Climate

Nags Head, NC has a humid subtropical climate with moderate temperatures throughout the year. Winters are mild and rainfall is usually abundant, while summers are typically warm and humid. The average temperature in January is 43°F and the average high temperature in July is 86°F. Snow is rare in Nags Head, but when it does occur, it is usually light. Rainfall happens throughout the year, with more precipitation happening during summer months than winter months. Summers can bring thunderstorms and hurricanes to the area from late May through November.

Nags Head, North Carolina gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nags Head averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Nags Head. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nags Head gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Nags Head is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6.5 Summer - 7 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Nags Head, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nags Head, North Carolina	United States
	48.8 in.	38.1 in.
	0.8 in.	27.8 in.
	108.0 days	106.2 days
	209 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	33.7°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.4	4.3
	7 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 Nags Head with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Nags Head, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nags Head are May, September and October.

In Nags Head, there are 22.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Nags Head with an average of 33.7°. This is warmer than most places in North Carolina.

In Nags Head, there are 40.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Nags Head, 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 Nags Head can be uncomfortable 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.

August is the wettest month in Nags Head with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in Nags Head means that it is wetter than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Nags Head with 10.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.0 rainy days annually in Nags Head, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.8 inches in Nags Head means that it is one of the least snowy places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Nags Head with 0.4 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.