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Morehead City town, North Carolina

Official LSAD Designation: Morehead City town • Census GEOID: 3744320 • Carteret County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Morehead City town.

Reference Weather Station: MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW, NC US (ID: USC00315830) • Located 0.4 miles from community center • Elevation: 3.0 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 55.2° 36.2° 45.7° 4.51"
February 56.9° 38.4° 47.6° 3.89"
March 62.4° 44.0° 53.2° 3.72"
April 69.9° 52.4° 61.2° 3.58"
May 76.7° 61.7° 69.2° 4.40"
June 82.8° 70.3° 76.5° 5.04"
July 85.8° 73.5° 79.7° 5.66"
August 85.4° 72.3° 78.8° 7.76"
September 82.2° 68.1° 75.1° 8.77"
October 74.9° 56.5° 65.7° 4.84"
November 65.7° 46.1° 55.9° 4.55"
December 58.8° 40.1° 49.5° 4.44"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW, NC US (ID: USC00315830) • 0.4 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at MOREHEAD CITY 2 WNW, NC US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 52.0 58.0 64.0 70.0 76.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 63.3°F 2011: Annual mean 64.8°F 2012: Annual mean 65.2°F 2013: Annual mean 64.5°F 2014: Annual mean 62.8°F 2015: Annual mean 63.9°F 2016: Annual mean 64.1°F 2017: Annual mean 64.4°F 2019: Annual mean 64.4°F 2020: Annual mean 64.5°F 2021: Annual mean 63.2°F 2022: Annual mean 63.4°F 2023: Annual mean 63.6°F 2024: Annual mean 63.7°F 2025: Annual mean 62.4°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 71.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 73.3°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 73.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 72.6°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 70.9°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 71.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 72.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 72.3°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 72.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 72.2°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 70.8°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 70.9°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 71.0°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 70.6°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 69.6°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 55.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 56.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 56.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 56.4°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 54.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 56.2°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 56.1°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 56.4°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 56.4°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 56.9°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 55.7°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 56.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 56.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 56.8°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 55.3°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 63.3 71.4 55.2
2011 64.8 73.3 56.2
2012 65.2 73.7 56.7
2013 64.5 72.6 56.4
2014 62.8 70.9 54.6
2015 63.9 71.5 56.2
2016 64.1 72.1 56.1
2017 64.4 72.3 56.4
2018 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2019 64.4 72.5 56.4
2020 64.5 72.2 56.9
2021 63.2 70.8 55.7
2022 63.4 70.9 56.0
2023 63.6 71.0 56.3
2024 63.7 70.6 56.8
2025 62.4 69.6 55.3
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.