Southern Shores (NC) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Southern Shores

Southern Shores average temperature chart (Celsius) Southern Shores average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Southern Shores (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.2 11 15.3 19.6 23.9 27.7 29.7 29.5 26.9 21.9 17.4 12.7
°F 50.4 51.8 59.6 67.3 75 81.9 85.5 85.2 80.4 71.4 63.2 54.9

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.

Southern Shores monthly rainfall chart (mm) Southern Shores monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Southern Shores (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 111 94 102 78 101 99 130 142 114 98 89 90
inches 4.4 3.7 4 3.1 4 3.9 5.1 5.6 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.5
Rainy days 11 10 10 9 10 10 12 11 9 8 8 10

Average annual rainfall in Southern Shores: 1208.733mm (475.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Southern Shores

Southern Shores average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Southern Shores
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.8 6.6 7.9 9.2 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.3 6.4 5.5

Day / night temperatures

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

Southern Shores average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Southern Shores average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Southern Shores (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 0.4 1.2 5 9 14.1 18.7 21.3 21.1 18.1 12.1 7.2 2.7
Max °C 10.5 11.3 15.6 19.9 24.1 28 30 29.8 27.1 22.1 17.6 13
Min °F 32.6 34.1 41 48.1 57.4 65.6 70.3 69.9 64.6 53.8 45 36.8
Max °F 41.7 43.2 50.5 57.9 66.4 73.9 78.1 77.7 72.7 62.8 54.3 46

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Southern Shores average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Southern Shores average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Southern Shores in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 12.7 11.8 12.3 14.7 18.3 22.6 25.9 26.4 24.6 21.1 17.3 14.7
°F 54.9 53.2 54.1 58.5 65 72.8 78.5 79.5 76.3 70 63.1 58.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Southern Shores average winspeed by month (km/h) Southern Shores average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Southern Shores (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 19 19 19 19 17 16 15 14 16 17 17 18
mph 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 10 10 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.

Southern Shores relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Southern Shores
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 70% 70% 68% 74% 76% 78% 79% 77% 75% 72% 71%

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Southern Shores weather stats

Southern Shores weather statistics
Hottest month: July 29.7°C 85.5°F
Driest month: April 78mm 3.1ins
Sunniest month: April 9.2hrs
Coldest month: January 10.2°C 50.4°F
Wettest month: August 142mm 5.6ins
Warmest sea: August 26.4°C 79.5°F
Map showing location of Southern Shores (36.13905, -75.73157) Southern Shores map pin © Google

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