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30-year climate normals

Currituck County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 33.1°F.

Currituck County gets 46.51" of precipitation a year, and 34% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 52.3° 33.1° 3.30"
February 55.0° 35.0° 2.87"
March 61.3° 40.5° 3.59"
April 70.8° 49.4° 3.16"
May 78.0° 58.4° 3.68"
June 85.4° 67.1° 4.71"
July 88.2° 71.0° 5.65"
August 86.8° 70.0° 5.32"
September 81.8° 64.9° 4.52"
October 73.4° 52.8° 3.63"
November 63.1° 42.4° 2.97"
December 55.6° 36.5° 3.11"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 34% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 3.30"
February 2.87"
March 3.59"
April 3.16"
May 3.68"
June 4.71"
July 5.65"
August 5.32"
September 4.52"
October 3.63"
November 2.97"
December 3.11"
Annual total 46.51"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,759
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,053
Approximate annual cooling cost At 15.09¢/kWh, North Carolina average $265
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $161

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Currituck County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Currituck County?

Currituck County averages a high of 88.2°F in July and a low of 33.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 46.51 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Currituck County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 34% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Currituck County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.2°F. That drives 1,759 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Currituck County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Currituck County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station ELIZABETH CITY CGAS, NC US (USW00013786), 15.1 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, North Carolina residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.