Nags Head (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Nags Head

Nags Head average temperature chart (Celsius) Nags Head average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Nags Head (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.4 11.1 15.2 19.4 23.6 27.3 29.5 29.4 26.8 21.8 17.5 12.9
°F 50.7 51.9 59.4 66.9 74.5 81.2 85.1 84.9 80.3 71.3 63.5 55.2

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.

Nags Head monthly rainfall chart (mm) Nags Head monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Nags Head (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 117 97 104 82 100 99 127 145 118 106 99 97
inches 4.6 3.8 4.1 3.2 3.9 3.9 5 5.7 4.7 4.2 3.9 3.8
Rainy days 11 10 10 9 10 10 12 11 9 8 9 10

Average annual rainfall in Nags Head: 1252.034mm (492.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Nags Head

Nags Head average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Nags Head
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.7 6.5 7.9 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.3 6.4 5.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Nags Head average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Nags Head average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Nags Head (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 1 1.7 5.4 9.4 14.4 18.9 21.5 21.4 18.6 12.8 7.9 3.3
Max °C 10.6 11.3 15.5 19.7 23.9 27.6 29.7 29.6 27.1 22.1 17.8 13.1
Min °F 33.8 35.1 41.6 48.8 57.8 65.9 70.7 70.5 65.4 55 46.1 37.9
Max °F 42.4 43.7 50.7 58.1 66.4 73.8 78.1 77.9 73 63.3 55 46.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Nags Head average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Nags Head average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Nags Head in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.6 15.8 16.2 18.2 21.1 24.4 26.8 27.2 25.9 23.2 20.3 18.3
°F 61.9 60.4 61.2 64.7 70 75.9 80.2 81 78.6 73.8 68.6 65

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Nags Head average winspeed by month (km/h) Nags Head average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Nags Head (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 19 19 19 17 17 15 15 16 17 17 18
mph 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 10 11 11 11

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.

Nags Head relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Nags Head
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 71% 71% 69% 75% 77% 79% 79% 78% 75% 73% 72%