North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

Craven County, NC

A 54.8" / 62.7°F normal · 2025 ran 86% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (19.85") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 2nd driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

54.8in
annual precipitation · 62.7°F

2025 vs Normal

86%
47.4" · 62.2°F (-0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

76.1in
2018

Driest Year

37.6in
1954

Biggest Rain Day

9.19in
Sep 16 · 1999

Warmest Year

64.1°F
2019

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

44°
J
48°
F
54°
M
62°
A
69°
M
77°
J
80°
J
79°
A
74°
S
64°
O
54°
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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