Cape Hatteras, NC: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 66.7°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, tied 14th warmest of 132 (with 2025).

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 66.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 14th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 33.52 in; Driest since 2007; 21st driest of 132

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.4°F, between 64°F and 68.1°F in eight years of ten and 47.99 in of precipitation, between 36.27 in and 58.48 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1893: 66.7°F in 2026; the highest is 68.8°F, in 2020 and 2017.

Normal range, 64 to 68.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Cape Hatteras, NC from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	66.7	14	73.1	14	60.2	26	33.52	112	0
2025	66.7	14	72.8	20	60.7	17	41.24	69	6
2024	66.5	19	72.6	25	60.4	23	47.06	40	0
2023	66.6	16	73	16	60.2	26	49.84	32	1
2022	67.4	8	73.7	9	61	11	41.18	70	0
2021	66.6	16	73.2	13	60.1	29	54.73	24	0
2020	68.8	1	75	3	62.7	1	57.77	12	0
2019	68.6	3	75.3	1	61.8	3	45.17	49	10
2018	67.6	6	74	7	61.1	9	64.88	4	2
2017	68.8	1	75.2	2	62.4	2	49.65	33	1
2016	67.3	9	73.5	12	61.2	7	66.14	3	0
2015	64.7	71	71.5	48	58	84	55.58	21	0
2014	64.3	85	70.9	69	57.7	90	51.98	26	0
2013	65.7	40	72	37	59.4	47	44.26	55	0
2012	68	4	74.6	6	61.4	5	41.43	68	0
2011	67.5	7	73.9	8	61.2	7	47.15	39	0
2010	63.5	110	70	102	56.9	107	55.14	22	0
2009	64.6	74	70.6	78	58.6	73	40.41	76	0
2008	65.7	40	71.8	42	59.5	45	41.72	65	0
2007	65.8	37	72.4	28	59.2	53	24.36	131	0
2006	65	62	71.2	56	58.9	62	36.82	92	0
2005	64.5	80	70.3	92	58.7	68	56.08	17	0
2004	65.1	58	71.2	56	59.1	57	31.33	118	0
2003	64.6	74	70.6	78	58.6	73	69.33	2	0
2002	67.3	9	73.6	10	61.1	9	50.24	29	0
2001	64	91	70.6	78	57.5	95	24.74	130	0
2000	65.1	58	71.5	48	58.7	68	48.82	35	0
1999	65.3	50	71.6	45	59.1	57	49.40	34	0
1998	65.5	43	71.3	53	59.8	33	55.97	20	0
1997	64	91	70.4	89	57.6	93	37.55	88	1
1996	63.7	100	69.9	104	57.6	93	45.76	47	4
1995	66	28	72.9	18	59.1	57	46.96	41	6
1994	65.9	34	73.6	10	58.2	82	43.80	57	0
1993	65.2	55	72.8	20	57.7	90	44.78	52	0
1992	64.7	71	72	37	57.4	100	51.28	28	0
1991	67.7	5	74.8	4	60.7	17	56.06	18	0
1990	67.1	11	74.8	4	59.3	49	35.37	105	0
1989	66	28	73.1	14	58.9	62	73.49	1	0
1988	63.7	100	71.1	61	56.3	116	36.14	100	0
1987	63.9	96	71.3	53	56.4	113	52.65	25	0
1986	65.3	50	72.7	22	57.8	88	36.61	96	0
1985	65.3	50	72.2	30	58.3	80	40.68	73	0
1984	63.5	110	70.3	92	56.7	111	38.13	85	0
1983	64	91	70.8	73	57.2	103	44.98	50	0
1982	63.5	110	70.9	69	56.2	117	44.60	53	0
1981	62.4	126	70	102	54.8	132	38.88	82	0
1980	63.6	105	70.9	69	56.4	113	39.87	78	0
1979	63.2	116	70.6	78	55.8	124	55.01	23	0
1978	62.7	123	69.9	104	55.4	128	36.71	94	0
1977	64.7	71	71.9	41	57.4	100	25.79	129	0
1976	64.5	80	72.1	32	56.9	107	43.00	62	0
1975	65.9	34	72.9	18	58.8	65	37.39	89	0
1974	66	28	73	16	59	61	46.39	42	0
1973	65	62	72.1	32	58	84	36.02	101	0
1972	64.1	90	71.1	61	57.1	105	45.99	45	0
1971	63.2	116	70.7	74	55.7	125	56.65	16	1
1970	63.1	118	70.2	98	56	122	43.17	60	0
1969	62.8	121	69.8	109	55.9	123	36.74	93	0
1968	62.9	120	70.3	92	55.5	127	41.01	71	0
1967	62.3	127	69.6	115	55	129	44.23	56	0
1966	62.3	127	69.7	112	55	129	45.92	46	0
1965	63.1	118	70.5	85	55.7	125	36.56	97	0
1964	63.6	105	71	66	56.1	120	50.00	31	0
1963	62.1	129	69.6	115	54.6	133	44.40	54	0
1962	63.6	105	71.1	61	56.2	117	58.02	11	0
1961	63.7	100	71	66	56.4	113	37.71	87	1
1960	63.8	98	70.4	89	57.1	105	50.08	30	0
1959	65.3	50	72.5	26	58	84	36.98	90	0
1958	61.7	132	68.3	127	55	129	41.62	66	0
1957	65.2	55	71.8	42	58.6	73	43.09	61	0
1956	63.6	105	68.9	124	58.3	80	39.53	81	0
1955	65.2	55	70.7	74	59.7	36	46.28	43	0
1954	66.3	24	72.1	32	60.5	20	48.07	37	0
1953	66.5	19	72	37	60.9	12	62.72	5	0
1952	66.5	19	72.1	32	60.9	12	39.68	80	0
1951	65.1	58	70.7	74	59.4	47	36.66	95	0
1950	66.3	24	72.2	30	60.5	20	36.38	98	0
1949	66.6	16	71.7	44	61.5	4	60.49	7	0
1948	65.4	48	70.6	78	60.2	26	35.41	104	0
1947	64.4	82	69.7	112	59.2	53	42.83	63	0
1946	64.6	74	69.6	115	59.6	42	60.10	8	0
1945	65.5	43	71.2	56	59.8	33	42.60	64	0
1944	65.5	43	71.4	51	59.7	36	45.67	48	0
1943	64.6	74	70.5	85	58.8	65	32.97	114	0
1942	65.3	50	71	66	59.5	45	27.80	128	0
1941	63.5	110	69.3	121	57.7	90	31.81	117	0
1940	61.9	131	67.6	132	56.2	117	48.51	36	0
1939	66.8	13	72.7	22	60.9	12	41.48	67	0
1938	65.8	37	71.5	48	60	31	35.50	103	0
1937	66	28	71.2	56	60.8	15	47.85	38	0
1936	64.4	82	69.9	104	58.9	62	40.52	75	0
1935	64.8	69	70.3	92	59.3	49	43.43	59	0
1934	64.9	65	70.3	92	59.6	42	57.33	13	0
1933	67	12	72.7	22	61.3	6	58.95	10	0
1932	66.4	23	72.5	26	60.4	23	35.32	107	0
1931	64	91	70.5	85	57.4	100	34.25	108	0
1930	66.1	27	72.3	29	59.8	33	33.21	113	0
1929	65.8	37	71.6	45	60.1	29	59.76	9	0
1928	64.9	65	71.1	61	58.7	68	43.77	58	0
1927	64.6	74	70.3	92	58.8	65	30.96	119	0
1926	63.8	98	69.9	104	57.8	88	32.19	115	0
1925	65.9	34	72	37	59.9	32	33.62	111	0
1924	62.7	123	68.7	126	56.8	109	57.23	14	0
1923	64.4	82	70.2	98	58.6	73	38.86	83	0
1922	65.1	58	70.6	78	59.7	36	62.46	6	0
1921	65.7	40	71.6	45	59.7	36	36.38	98	0
1920	62.1	129	68	130	56.1	120	36.94	91	0
1919	64.6	74	70.4	89	58.7	68	29.29	126	0
1918	62.7	123	68.8	125	56.7	111	29.52	124	0
1917	63.4	114	69.3	121	57.5	95	38.26	84	0
1916	64.3	85	70.1	100	58.6	73	29.64	123	0
1915	64.2	89	69.8	109	58.7	68	34.02	109	0
1914	64	91	69.9	104	58	84	28.11	127	0
1913	66.5	19	72.1	32	60.8	15	34.00	110	0
1912	64.3	85	70.1	100	58.5	78	38.11	86	0
1911	65	62	70.9	69	59.2	53	22.45	132	0
1910	65.5	43	71.4	51	59.7	36	31.98	116	0
1909	65.5	43	71.3	53	59.6	42	30.58	122	0
1908	64.9	65	70.5	85	59.3	49	57.00	15	0
1907	63.6	105	69.8	109	57.5	95	36.00	102	0
1906	65.4	48	71.1	61	59.7	36	46.14	44	0
1905	63.9	96	69.7	112	58.2	82			0
1904	63.7	100	69.6	115	57.2	103	35.34	106	11
1903	66	28	71.2	56	60.3	25	39.88	77	16
1902					57.5	95			44
1901	63.7	100	68.3	127	58.5	78	40.95	72	12
1900							30.70	121	34
1899	64.9	65	69.6	115	59.3	49	51.54	27	13
1898	66.2	26	70.6	78	60.5	20	29.41	125	24
1897	64.3	85	69	123	59.1	57	39.69	79	12
1896	64.8	69	69.6	115	59.2	53	30.92	120	20
1895	63.3	115	68.3	127	57.5	95	55.98	19	24
1894	66	28	70.7	74	60.7	17	44.90	51	12
1893	62.8	121	68	130	56.8	109	40.55	74	21

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2020	68.8
2017	68.8
2019	68.6
2012	68
1991	67.7
2018	67.6
2011	67.5
2022	67.4
2016	67.3
2002	67.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1958	61.7
1940	61.9
1963	62.1
1920	62.1
1967	62.3
1966	62.3
1981	62.4
1978	62.7
1924	62.7
1918	62.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	73.49
2003	69.33
2016	66.14
2018	64.88
1953	62.72
1922	62.46
1949	60.49
1946	60.10
1929	59.76
1933	58.95

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	22.45
2007	24.36
2001	24.74
1977	25.79
1942	27.80
1914	28.11
1919	29.29
1898	29.41
1918	29.52
1916	29.64

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 20 August 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 14 February 2026
Wettest day: 2.43 in; 4 August 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	46.6°F 53rd warmest of 126	2.62 in 32nd driest of 133
February	42°F 17th coldest of 127	2.80 in 40th driest of 133
March	57.4°F 9th warmest of 126	1.88 in 13th driest of 132
April	64.2°F 5th warmest of 131	1.69 in 23rd driest of 133
May	69.6°F 27th warmest of 133	4.23 in 51st wettest of 132
June	76.6°F 30th warmest of 134	4.86 in 48th wettest of 134
July	80.3°F 26th warmest of 133	7.71 in 27th wettest of 133
August	81.9°F 5th warmest of 133	5.53 in 65th wettest of 133
September	77.5°F 9th warmest of 132	0.32 in 2nd driest of 133
October so far	72.8°F 23rd warmest of 133	1.88 in 43rd wettest of 134

Hot days and freezes

Cape Hatteras, NC has had 4 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 37th most of 132 (with 2017, 2008, 2007 and 5 other years).
Cape Hatteras, NC has had 21 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 31st most of 133 (with 1996, 1986, 1964 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC came on Saturday 14 February 2026, the latest since 2025, tied 116th latest of 132 (with 1917 and 1910).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
20 August	Warmest day	93°F	91°F 2023, 2021, 2005, 1983, 1978, 1968	Provisional
10 January	Warmest day	73°F	70°F 2020, 2008	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 33.52 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2007, 21st driest of 132.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: 93°F on Thursday 20 August 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 21°F on Saturday 14 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Cape Hatteras, NC: 2.43 in on Tuesday 4 August 2026.