Cape Carteret (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cape Carteret

Cape Carteret average temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Carteret average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cape Carteret (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.4 13.8 17.9 22.4 26.2 29.5 31.2 30.9 28.7 24 19.5 14.7
°F 54.4 56.8 64.2 72.3 79.1 85.1 88.2 87.6 83.6 75.1 67.1 58.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cape Carteret monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cape Carteret monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cape Carteret (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 106 99 100 75 110 127 184 164 130 85 82 97
inches 4.2 3.9 3.9 3 4.3 5 7.2 6.5 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.8
Rainy days 11 10 10 8 10 10 12 11 9 8 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Cape Carteret: 1317.567mm (518.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cape Carteret

Cape Carteret average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cape Carteret
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 6.8 8.1 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.6 8.9 8.2 7.7 6.8 5.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cape Carteret average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cape Carteret average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cape Carteret (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1.1 2 6.1 10.3 15.4 19.7 22 21.7 18.7 12.4 7.2 2.8
Max °C 12.7 14.1 18.2 22.7 26.5 29.8 31.5 31.1 28.9 24.3 19.8 15
Min °F 34 35.5 42.9 50.5 59.6 67.4 71.5 71.1 65.7 54.2 45 37
Max °F 44.4 46.4 53.8 61.7 69.6 76.5 80.1 79.5 74.8 64.9 56.3 48

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cape Carteret average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cape Carteret average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cape Carteret in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20 19.2 19.7 21 23.4 26.3 28 28.1 26.9 24.5 22.4 21.3
°F 68 66.6 67.4 69.8 74.1 79.3 82.4 82.5 80.3 76.1 72.2 70.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cape Carteret average winspeed by month (km/h) Cape Carteret average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cape Carteret (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 17 18 18 17 16 15 14 13 14 16 16 17
mph 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cape Carteret relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cape Carteret
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 70% 70% 68% 74% 77% 79% 80% 79% 75% 73% 72%