Is this weather normal in Carteret County?

North Carolina · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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The last 12 months brought 42.9 inches of rain and snow to Carteret County, 74% of the usual 58.3. Carteret County has warmed about 0.4° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 70°, lows near 51°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Carteret County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: -2.3°OctNov: -2.1°NovDec: -4.8°DecJan 2026: -3.5°JanFeb: -6.8°FebMar: +3.7°MarApr: +2.4°AprMay: -1.1°MayJun: -0.3°JunJul: +0.2°JulAug: +2.4°AugSep: +2.5°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: +0.8 inOctNov: -2.2 inNovDec: +0.4 inDecJan 2026: -2.4 inJanFeb: -0.7 inFebMar: -2.3 inMarApr: -0.8 inAprMay: -0.5 inMayJun: -0.6 inJunJul: +0.3 inJulAug: -2.2 inAugSep: -5.2 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Carteret County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January56° / 36°4.3 in57.8° 193734.1° 1977
February58° / 38°3.6 in56.8° 201835.7° 1895
March64° / 43°3.7 in62.4° 192141.5° 1960
April72° / 52°3.5 in66.6° 201753.5° 1907
May79° / 61°4.2 in74.8° 201964.1° 1920
June85° / 69°5.0 in81.3° 201071.6° 1907
July88° / 73°6.2 in82.8° 199374.8° 1947
August87° / 71°7.5 in83.4° 190076.1° 1976
September83° / 67°7.7 in79.8° 192169.0° 1967
October75° / 56°4.4 in74.5° 191959.3° 1988
November66° / 46°4.0 in65.0° 198548.0° 1901
December60° / 40°4.1 in61.7° 201537.3° 1917

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Carteret County

Crime Radar: Newport, Morehead City, Beaufort

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