North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Carteret County, NC

A 58.0" / 63.7°F normal · 2025 ran 87% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 76% (22.32") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 9th driest start of 76 years. Temperature -0.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

58.0in
annual precipitation · 63.7°F

2025 vs Normal

87%
50.4" · 62.8°F (-0.9 vs normal)

Wettest Year

86.9in
2018

Driest Year

36.9in
2001

Biggest Rain Day

10.12in
Aug 27 · 1998

Warmest Year

65.3°F
1990

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

46°
J
49°
F
54°
M
62°
A
70°
M
77°
J
80°
J
79°
A
75°
S
66°
O
56°
N
50°
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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