Kure Beach, NC Climate

Kure Beach, NC offers a pleasant subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit whereas in the winter months it typically reaches into the upper 40s. Rainfall averages around 44 inches annually, mostly occurring in the spring and summer months. Despite occasional hurricanes, Kure Beach's weather is generally warm and sunny most of the year, making it a great destination for a beach vacation.

Kure Beach, North Carolina gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Kure Beach. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kure Beach gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 35
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 Kure Beach is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in North Carolina.

4.6 Summer - 7.5 Winter

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

Climate	Kure Beach, North Carolina	United States
	57.3 in.	38.1 in.
	0.9 in.	27.8 in.
	117.3 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	90.4°	85.8°
	34.6°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.6	4.3
	13 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 Kure Beach with an average high temperature of 90.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Carolina. In Kure Beach, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kure Beach are October, May and April.

In Kure Beach, there are 45.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kure Beach with an average of 34.6°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Kure Beach, there are 38.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Kure 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 Kure 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 Kure Beach with 7.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.1 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 57.3 inches in Kure Beach means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

August is the rainiest month in Kure Beach with 13.3 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in Kure Beach, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.9 inches in Kure Beach means that it is one of the least snowy places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Kure Beach with 0.5 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.