North Carolina · county areal climate 1951–2025

New Hanover County, NC

A 56.4" / 63.8°F normal · 2025 ran 81% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 53% (15.07") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 1st driest start of 76 years. Temperature +0.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.4in
annual precipitation · 63.8°F

2025 vs Normal

81%
45.4" · 63.6°F (-0.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

92.5in
2018

Driest Year

32.1in
2007

Biggest Rain Day

13.54in
Sep 16 · 1999

Warmest Year

65.5°F
2020

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

46°
J
49°
F
55°
M
63°
A
70°
M
78°
J
81°
J
79°
A
75°
S
65°
O
55°
N
49°
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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