Oak Island (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Oak Island

Oak Island average temperature chart (Celsius) Oak Island average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Oak Island (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.6 13.9 17.8 22.1 26.1 29.3 31.1 30.6 28.3 24 19.7 14.8
°F 54.6 57 64.1 71.8 78.9 84.7 87.9 87.1 82.9 75.2 67.5 58.7

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.

Oak Island monthly rainfall chart (mm) Oak Island monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Oak Island (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 116 107 114 75 102 127 174 179 176 91 85 101
inches 4.6 4.2 4.5 3 4 5 6.8 7.1 6.9 3.6 3.3 4
Rainy days 10 9 10 8 10 10 12 12 9 7 8 9

Average annual rainfall in Oak Island: 1402.334mm (552.1 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Oak Island

Oak Island average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Oak Island
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.4 7 8.3 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.7 8.8 8.2 7.9 7.1 6.4

Day / night temperatures

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

Oak Island average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Oak Island average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Oak Island (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 0.6 1.6 5.9 10.2 15.1 19.5 21.7 21.4 18.1 11.5 6.8 2.3
Max °C 12.9 14.2 18.1 22.4 26.4 29.5 31.3 30.9 28.6 24.3 20.1 15.2
Min °F 33 34.9 42.6 50.4 59.1 67.1 71.1 70.4 64.5 52.7 44.2 36.1
Max °F 44.1 46.2 53.6 61.3 69.3 76.1 79.7 79 73.9 64.2 56.1 47.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Oak Island average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Oak Island average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Oak Island in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 21 20.4 20.7 21.5 23.7 26.6 28.2 28.4 27.5 25.4 23.2 22.1
°F 69.8 68.8 69.2 70.7 74.7 79.9 82.8 83.1 81.6 77.6 73.7 71.7

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

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

Oak Island relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Oak Island
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 69% 69% 67% 74% 76% 78% 80% 80% 76% 73% 72%