Cape Hatteras, NC: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 42°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the coldest February since 2015, tied 17th coldest of 127 (with 1904).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 42°F; Coldest since 2015; 17th coldest of 127
Precipitation: 2.80 in; Driest since 2024; 40th driest of 133

A normal February in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.6°F, between 44.2°F and 54.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.75 in of precipitation, between 1.63 in and 7.57 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1893: 42°F in 2026; the lowest is 35.7°F, in 1978.

Normal range, 44.2 to 54.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	42	110	48.7	116	35.3	113	2.80	94	0
2025	49.4	33	57	28	41.9	44	4.36	52	0
2024	48.2	49	54.2	64	42.1	37	1.44	121	0
2023	53.7	7	61.2	6	46.3	8	4.91	40	0
2022	51.9	14	59.1	15	44.7	16	2.00	111	0
2021	47.6	60	53.1	76	42	43	6.62	16	0
2020	53.7	7	60.3	9	47.1	7	7.68	7	0
2019	57.2	1	65.5	1	49	1	6.67	14	0
2018	55.6	2	63.6	2	47.7	5	1.65	118	0
2017	55.6	2	63.6	2	47.5	6	1.33	125	0
2016	49.2	37	55.3	48	43.1	26	8.24	3	0
2015	38.4	124	47.8	117	29.1	131	7.34	10	0
2014	47.3	63	55.2	49	39.4	73	4.75	42	0
2013	47.9	53	54.5	58	41.3	52	7.56	8	0
2012	50.9	18	58.9	17	43	28	3.43	81	0
2011	50	27	56.8	32	43.2	25	4.41	49	0
2010	39.6	119	46.4	123	32.8	123	5.22	33	0
2009	45.6	82	53	81	38.3	86	4.21	59	0
2008	50.1	25	57.4	22	42.8	29	6.95	13	0
2007	43.4	105	51.3	99	35.5	111	2.69	96	0
2006	46.2	75	53.1	76	39.2	77	2.21	108	0
2005	44.5	93	50.5	104	38.5	84	3.65	75	0
2004	45.4	84	51.4	98	39.3	74	3.43	81	0
2003	46.8	69	54.2	64	39.5	71	3.68	72	0
2002	49.6	31	56.9	29	42.4	34	3.57	77	0
2001	48.7	42	55.7	45	41.6	50	1.42	122	0
2000	48.2	49	56.9	29	39.5	71	3.81	66	0
1999	47.3	63	54.4	59	40.2	60	1.87	114	0
1998	49.6	31	54.2	64	45	13	8.13	4	0
1997	49.4	33	56	44	42.8	29	3.66	74	0
1996							3.09	89	3
1995	45.3	86	52.3	88	38.3	86	5.87	25	0
1994	48.6	45	57.2	25	40.1	62	3.13	88	0
1993	44.4	94	51.5	96	37.3	99	5.15	36	0
1992	49.3	35	57.1	26	41.5	51	4.25	57	0
1991	50.3	23	58.4	19	42.1	37	1.06	130	0
1990	54.4	4	62.4	4	46.3	8	4.13	60	0
1989	50.1	25	57.8	20	42.4	34	2.13	109	0
1988	46	77	54.1	69	37.9	91	3.98	64	0
1987	44.3	95	51.1	101	37.4	98	4.32	53	0
1986	49.3	35	56.7	33	41.8	45	1.38	124	0
1985	45.3	86	52.3	88	38.3	86	6.28	20	0
1984	48.8	40	57.3	23	40.3	59	4.28	56	0
1983	45.4	84	52.3	88	38.4	85	8.45	2	0
1982	47.6	60	54.2	64	41	56	7.03	12	0
1981	46	77	55	50	37.1	102	1.99	112	0
1980	38.9	120	46.9	121	31	128	2.38	105	0
1979	41	117	49.2	112	32.8	123	4.67	45	0
1978	35.7	127	42.5	129	28.8	132	2.85	93	0
1977	44.3	95	53.6	74	34.9	117	1.64	120	0
1976	51.7	15	61.7	5	41.7	49	1.42	122	0
1975	51.4	17	59.4	11	43.5	22	2.95	91	0
1974	47.8	54	56.9	29	38.6	83	4.07	62	0
1973	43.4	105	51.5	96	35.3	113	4.75	42	0
1972	46.9	67	54.6	56	39.3	74	5.66	29	0
1971	47.3	63	56.5	35	38.1	90	3.76	69	0
1970	44.2	98	53.1	76	35.3	113	5.92	24	0
1969	43.5	104	49.2	112	37.8	93	3.50	80	0
1968	38.6	123	46.3	124	31	128	4.06	63	0
1967	45	90	53	81	37	103	4.51	47	0
1966	44.6	92	51.6	95	37.6	96	4.24	58	0
1965	45.5	83	53.7	73	37.3	99	5.21	34	0
1964	44.2	98	52.3	88	36.1	107	5.86	26	0
1963	41.3	114	49.8	109	32.7	125	7.48	9	0
1962	47.6	60	56.4	37	38.9	80	1.65	118	0
1961	49	38	57.3	23	40.8	57	3.02	90	0
1960	46.7	72	54.6	56	38.9	80	6.11	23	0
1959	48.7	42	56.2	40	41.2	55	4.09	61	0
1958	38.7	122	45.5	125	31.9	127	3.28	87	0
1957	50.6	20	56.3	38	44.9	14	3.33	85	0
1956	50.6	20	57.1	26	44	20	6.48	17	0
1955	45.2	88	52.8	85	37.7	95	1.01	131	0
1954	50.7	19	56.7	33	44.6	17	2.68	97	0
1953	50.2	24	56.1	42	44.2	19	6.39	19	0
1952	49.9	29	56.3	38	43.5	22	4.68	44	0
1951	46.6	73	53.1	76	40	64	3.79	67	0
1950	52.4	12	59.4	11	45.5	12	1.23	128	0
1949	53.7	7	59.4	11	47.9	4	3.35	83	0
1948	48.1	51	54.3	63	41.8	45	5.34	31	0
1947	41.6	112	48.9	115	34.3	119	1.25	127	0
1946	47.8	54	54.4	59	41.3	52	4.38	50	0
1945	46.3	74	52.9	84	39.8	66	4.54	46	0
1944	48.8	40	55.6	46	42.1	37	8.66	1	0
1943	46.8	69	54.4	59	39.3	74	1.30	126	0
1942	41.6	112	47	120	36.3	105	2.76	95	0
1941	41.2	116	46.9	121	35.6	110	4.30	55	0
1940	43.7	103	50	107	37.3	99	6.21	21	0
1939	53.4	10	60.7	7	46.1	10	5.86	26	0
1938	50	27	56.5	35	43.6	21	1.81	115	0
1937	45.9	79	51.7	93	40.1	62	5.33	32	0
1936	41.3	114	47.2	119	35.3	113	4.49	48	0
1935	48.3	48	54.4	59	42.1	37	2.07	110	0
1934	40.3	118	47.4	118	33.2	121	3.98	64	0
1933	50.4	22	57.8	20	43.1	26	5.72	28	0
1932	54	6	59.8	10	48.1	2	2.43	103	0
1931	46.9	67	53.8	72	40	64	2.34	107	0
1930	51.6	16	58.8	18	44.4	18	0.73	133	0
1929	45.2	88	51.3	99	39.1	78	7.07	11	0
1928	48.6	45	55	50	42.1	37	6.66	15	0
1927	54.3	5	60.6	8	48.1	2	3.35	83	0
1926	48.1	51	54.9	54	41.3	52	3.67	73	0
1925	52	13	59.1	15	44.9	14	3.79	67	0
1924	44.3	95	50.8	103	37.8	93	6.15	22	0
1923	43.9	101	50	107	37.9	91	2.61	98	0
1922	49.8	30	56.1	42	43.4	24	5.55	30	0
1921	48.6	45	55.4	47	41.8	45	3.52	78	0
1920	43.1	107	49.2	112	37	103	6.43	18	0
1919	45.7	81	51.8	92	39.7	67	2.39	104	0
1918	46.2	75	52.8	85	39.6	69	1.73	117	0
1917	44	100	51.7	93	36.3	105	1.23	128	0
1916	47.2	66	54.2	64	40.2	60	5.05	37	0
1915	47.8	54	53.5	75	42.1	37	1.98	113	0
1914	45.8	80	52.7	87	39	79	4.32	53	0
1913	48.7	42	54.8	55	42.7	31	2.54	101	0
1912	42.7	109	49.7	110	35.8	109	4.38	50	0
1911	47.8	54	53.9	70	41.8	45	0.88	132	0
1910	46.8	69	53.9	70	39.6	69	2.60	99	0
1909	52.6	11	59.4	11	45.8	11	3.30	86	0
1908	43.8	102	50.1	106	37.6	96	2.60	99	0
1907	43.1	107	50.4	105	35.9	108	2.89	92	0
1906	44.7	91	51.1	101	38.3	86	7.87	6	0
1905	38.4	124	44.8	128	32	126	3.73	71	0
1904	42	110	49.3	111	34.7	118	3.52	78	0
1903			56.2	40	42.5	32	4.82	41	4
1902	38.8	121	45	127	33.2	121	3.62	76	2
1901			45.2	126	33.3	120	2.35	106	4
1899					35.5	111	8.07	5	5
1898					38.7	82	1.75	116	5
1897	47.7	59	53	81	42.3	36	5.21	34	0
1896			53.1	76	39.7	67	4.96	39	4
1895	36.5	126	42.1	130	30.7	130	3.74	70	2
1894	48.9	39	55	50	42.5	32	4.97	38	2
1893	47.8	54	55	50	40.4	58	2.49	102	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2019	57.2
2018	55.6
2017	55.6
1990	54.4
1927	54.3
1932	54
2023	53.7
2020	53.7
1949	53.7
1939	53.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1978	35.7
1895	36.5
2015	38.4
1905	38.4
1968	38.6
1958	38.7
1902	38.8
1980	38.9
2010	39.6
1934	40.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1944	8.66
1983	8.45
2016	8.24
1998	8.13
1899	8.07
1906	7.87
2020	7.68
2013	7.56
1963	7.48
2015	7.34

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1930	0.73
1911	0.88
1955	1.01
1991	1.06
1950	1.23
1917	1.23
1947	1.25
1943	1.30
2017	1.33
1986	1.38

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 63°F; 19 February 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 14 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.90 in; 15 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 2.80 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest February since 2024, 40th driest of 133.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 63°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 21°F on Saturday 14 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 0.90 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.