Carteret County, NC Climate

Carteret County, NC is known for its temperate climate. The summers are warm and humid, while the winters are cool and wet. It experiences all four seasons throughout the year, although temperatures rarely drop to freezing levels. The average temperature in the summer is around 75° F (24° C) and it usually stays between 50-65° F (10-18° C) during the winter months. The area receives an average of 47 inches of rainfall per year, with most of it occurring during the summer months. Snowfall is rare in Carteret County with only a few inches falling each year on average.

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

Carteret County averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Carteret County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carteret County 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 87 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 Carteret County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.6 Summer - 7.3 Winter

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

Climate	Carteret, North Carolina	United States
	56.9 in.	38.1 in.
	1.2 in.	27.8 in.
	113.4 days	106.2 days
	211 days	205 days
	87.2°	85.8°
	35.0°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.6	4.3
	11 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 Carteret County with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In Carteret County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carteret County are May, October and September.

In Carteret County, there are 15.1 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 Carteret County with an average of 35.0°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Carteret County, there are 33.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In Carteret County, 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 Carteret County 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.

August is the wettest month in Carteret County with 7.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.9 inches in Carteret County means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Carteret County with 12.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 113.4 rainy days annually in Carteret County, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.2 inches in Carteret County means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in Carteret County with 0.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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