Zip 27943 (Hatteras, NC) Climate

Hatteras, NC is located in a subtropical region, giving it warm and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F, while in the winter it typically stays between 40-60°F. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an annual average of 54 inches. Humidity is usually quite high, especially during the warmer months of the year. Strong winds coming off the Atlantic Ocean also make this area particularly windy, making it ideal for water sports like kite-surfing and wind-sailing.

Hatteras (zip 27943), North Carolina gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hatteras (zip 27943) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Hatteras (zip 27943). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hatteras (zip 27943) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 27943 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

5.9 Summer - 7.4 Winter

May, October and April are the most pleasant months in the 27943 zip code, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hatteras, North Carolina	United States
	57.3 in.	38.1 in.
	1.6 in.	27.8 in.
	114.8 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	85.3°	85.8°
	39.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.5	4.3
	5 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 the 27943 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Carolina. In the 27943 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 27943 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 27943 zip code, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 27943 zip code with an average of 39.2°. This is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 27943 zip code, there are 14.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in North Carolina.

In the 27943 zip code, 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 the 27943 zip code 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 the 27943 zip code with 7.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is April with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Summer, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.3 inches in the 27943 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in the 27943 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 114.8 rainy days annually in the 27943 zip code, which is rainier than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Summer with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.6 inches in the 27943 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. December is the snowiest month in the 27943 zip code with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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