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Weather in Morehead City, NC · National Weather Service + NOAA

Morehead City has milder winters than most of North Carolina

Morehead City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 36°, and snow is almost unheard of. Normal November highs come to 66°, and lows to 46°.

Winter 58°/38°Spring 71°/52°Summer 86°/72°Fall 75°/57°
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Sunrise 6:29 am · sunset 5:11 pm

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What stands out about Morehead City’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of North CarolinaJanuary nights average 36°, milder than 743 of 773 North Carolina towns.Snow is rareAbout 0.5 inches in a normal year, so most winters see none.A long growing season249 frost-free days, from Mar 18 to Nov 21.A wet climate59 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Morehead City’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
58° / 38°
Snow is rare
Spring
71° / 52°
Last frost around Mar 18
Summer
86° / 72°
11 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
75° / 57°
First frost around Nov 21
18 daysuntil the usual first frost (Nov 21)
Best months to be outside
MarAprMaySepOctNov
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Morehead City get?Almost none.When is it wettest?September, with 8.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Morehead City itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Morehead City 2 Wnw, NC (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.