North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Dare County, NC

A 51.7" / 62.4°F normal · 2025 ran 102% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 92% (25.46") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 27th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

51.7in
annual precipitation · 62.4°F

2025 vs Normal

102%
52.8" · 62.1°F (-0.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

71.2in
1989

Driest Year

30.0in
2001

Biggest Rain Day

7.11in
Aug 14 · 1953

Warmest Year

64.3°F
2020

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

44°
J
46°
F
52°
M
60°
A
68°
M
76°
J
80°
J
79°
A
74°
S
65°
O
55°
N
48°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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