Cape Hatteras, NC: September

30 September 2026: September 2026 averaged 77.5°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the warmest September since 2018 (2019 excluded: 8 of 30 days missing), tied 9th warmest of 132 (with 1925).

September 2026

Mean temperature: 77.5°F; Warmest since 2018; 9th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 0.32 in; Driest since 1986; 2nd driest of 133

A normal September in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 75.5°F, between 74°F and 77.8°F in eight years of ten and 7.15 in of precipitation, between 3.67 in and 11.90 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every September in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1893: 77.5°F in 2026; the highest is 81.4°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 74 to 77.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every September 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	77.5	9	83.2	8	71.8	19	0.32	132	0
2025	74.3	85	78.7	108	69.8	64	3.78	87	0
2024	75.7	50	80.8	62	70.6	41	10.25	16	0
2023	76.2	31	82.2	25	70.2	51	4.52	70	0
2022	76.1	37	82.2	25	70.1	53	7.75	34	0
2021	76.5	25	83	10	69.9	56	3.38	93	0
2020	76.3	28	81.4	48	71.2	29	9.33	20	0
2019							3.72	90	8
2018	81.4	1	87.3	1	75.5	1	6.02	54	0
2017	76.3	28	82	33	70.6	41	7.10	39	0
2016	78.5	3	84.3	2	72.7	8	8.86	22	0
2015	77.1	16	82.7	16	71.4	23	12.53	11	0
2014	74.3	85	78.9	104	69.7	66	10.84	14	0
2013	74.3	85	81.1	52	67.5	110	4.83	63	0
2012	75	70	81.3	50	68.6	91	4.48	71	0
2011	77.7	8	83.4	6	71.9	17	14.23	5	0
2010	75.9	42	82.4	21	69.3	77	11.83	13	0
2009	74.4	82	79.4	96	69.3	77	13.18	9	0
2008	77	19	82.1	31	71.9	17	6.28	49	0
2007	76.8	20	82.2	25	71.3	25	3.24	97	0
2006	72.8	118	78.3	110	67.2	114	7.19	38	0
2005	78	7	83	10	72.9	6	3.98	81	0
2004	75.5	55	80.3	70	70.7	37	4.21	76	0
2003	74.8	76	79.6	88	69.9	56	8.62	27	0
2002	76.7	21	81.9	36	71.4	23	8.67	25	0
2001	73.1	110	78.9	104	67.4	111	2.34	114	0
2000	75.2	64	80.5	67	69.9	56	9.06	21	0
1999	74.1	95	79.3	99	69	85	6.75	41	0
1998	75.4	60	81.4	48	69.4	74	8.37	30	0
1997	74.2	92	79.9	79	68.5	94	8.16	32	0
1996	74.9	72	80.3	70	69.4	74	3.80	85	0
1995	75.2	64	79.6	88	70.7	37	8.25	31	0
1994	73.4	105	80.7	64	66	127	9.67	18	0
1993	76.4	27	83.6	4	69.1	82	2.99	103	0
1992	75.9	42	82.2	25	69.5	69	6.14	52	0
1991	75.5	55	82.6	17	68.5	94	4.41	72	0
1990	74.5	79	82	33	67	115	0.59	130	0
1989	75	70	81.1	52	68.9	86	20.00	1	0
1988	74.4	82	81.1	52	67.8	106	2.15	116	0
1987	75.5	55	82.5	19	68.6	91	7.61	35	0
1986	75.1	68	81.7	42	68.5	94	0.08	133	0
1985	75.8	46	81.7	42	69.9	56	4.06	79	0
1984	72.9	115	78.8	107	67	115	3.81	84	0
1983	74.3	85	80.5	67	68	103	6.15	51	0
1982	72.7	120	78.7	108	66.8	121	4.53	69	0
1981	71.5	129	78.9	104	64.1	131	1.31	121	0
1980	76	38	82.5	19	69.5	69	5.09	59	0
1979	75.2	64	79.7	84	70.7	37	12.78	10	0
1978	76.2	31	83	10	69.5	69	0.73	128	0
1977	77.2	14	83.4	6	71.1	31	2.70	109	0
1976	71.8	126	80.2	75	63.4	132	8.58	29	0
1975	76.2	31	82.1	31	70.2	51	5.21	58	0
1974	75.2	64	81.8	40	68.6	91	2.94	104	0
1973	75.9	42	82.3	24	69.5	69	3.04	101	0
1972	73.8	100	79.9	79	67.6	109	2.74	106	0
1971	75.6	52	81.8	40	69.4	74	8.59	28	0
1970	74.9	72	82.4	21	67.4	111	4.07	78	0
1969	73	112	79.2	101	66.7	124	4.41	72	0
1968	73	112	79.5	92	66.5	125	6.47	45	0
1967	68.8	132	75.3	133	62.2	133	8.73	24	0
1966	73.7	101	81.5	47	65.9	128	6.41	47	0
1965	74.3	85	81.7	42	67	115	2.90	105	0
1964	73.7	101	80	77	67.4	111	5.51	57	0
1963	70.5	131	76.6	130	64.3	130	4.82	64	0
1962	72.6	122	79.6	88	65.5	129	8.75	23	0
1961	75.8	46	81.9	36	69.6	68	3.43	91	0
1960	74.3	85	80.7	64	67.8	106	3.24	97	0
1959	75.8	46	81.7	42	69.9	56	3.98	81	0
1958	72.9	115	79.1	102	66.8	121	6.16	50	0
1957	76.3	28	82.6	17	69.9	56	4.04	80	0
1956	73	112	78	115	68	103	4.12	77	0
1955	75.4	60	79.5	92	71.3	25	16.43	3	0
1954	75.6	52	80.9	58	70.4	46	10.75	15	0
1953	75.4	60	80.3	70	70.5	43	5.07	61	0
1952	75.3	63	79.5	92	71.1	31	6.67	42	0
1951	75.1	68	79.9	79	70.3	50	4.40	74	0
1950	74.2	92	79.1	102	69.2	80	2.20	115	0
1949	74	96	78.1	114	69.9	56	7.24	37	0
1948	74.5	79	78.3	110	70.7	37	3.84	83	0
1947	76.5	25	80.7	64	72.4	12	7.10	39	0
1946	74.3	85	78.3	110	70.4	46	6.60	43	0
1945	78.3	5	83	10	73.6	3	6.44	46	0
1944	76	38	81.1	52	70.9	34	11.89	12	0
1943	72.5	123	77.1	128	67.8	106	3.27	96	0
1942	76	38	81.6	46	70.5	43	2.64	110	0
1941	76.7	21	82.2	25	71.1	31	1.07	124	0
1940	72.3	124	77.7	121	66.9	118	4.75	67	0
1939	76.2	31	81	57	71.3	25	2.52	112	0
1938	75.5	55	80.9	58	70.1	53	10.17	17	0
1937	73.2	107	77.5	125	68.9	86	3.13	100	0
1936	75.9	42	80.9	58	70.9	34	5.97	55	0
1935	73.4	105	77.7	121	69.2	80	4.37	75	0
1934	76.7	21	80.8	62	72.5	10	14.96	4	0
1933	79.2	2	84	3	74.4	2	13.63	8	0
1932	74.5	79	80	77	69.1	82	4.76	66	0
1931	77.3	12	83.2	8	71.3	25	1.70	118	0
1930	78.4	4	83.5	5	73.3	5	4.78	65	0
1929	74.7	78	79.5	92	69.9	56	13.71	7	0
1928	73.9	99	79.4	96	68.4	97	17.55	2	0
1927	74.4	82	79.7	84	69.1	82	1.17	123	0
1926	74.9	72	79.8	82	70	55	0.80	127	0
1925	77.5	9	82.9	15	72.2	13	0.95	126	0
1924	71.8	126	76.6	130	66.9	118	9.35	19	0
1923	74.8	76	79.7	84	69.8	64	3.16	99	0
1922	73.5	104	77.8	120	69.3	77	7.89	33	0
1921	77.2	14	82.2	25	72.1	15	5.03	62	0
1920	75.5	55	80.5	67	70.4	46	8.66	26	0
1919	74	96	79.8	82	68.2	100	1.99	117	0
1918	71.6	128	77.1	128	66.1	126	2.41	113	0
1917	71.5	129	76	132	66.9	118	14.19	6	0
1916	73.2	107	78	115	68.3	98	2.73	108	0
1915	77.1	16	82.4	21	71.8	19	1.26	122	0
1914	72	125	77.3	126	66.8	121	3.33	95	0
1913	73.1	110	77.9	117	68.2	100	7.28	36	0
1912	77.4	11	81.9	36	72.8	7	2.74	106	0
1911	76	38	81.3	50	70.8	36	5.08	60	0
1910	75.8	46	80.3	70	71.2	29	2.60	111	0
1909	72.9	115	77.6	124	68.1	102	1.35	120	0
1908	72.7	120	77.2	127	68.3	98	3.37	94	0
1907	76.7	21	81.9	36	71.5	22	6.06	53	0
1906	78.3	5	83	10	73.6	3	3.00	102	0
1905	75.6	52	80.9	58	70.4	46	3.42	92	0
1904	74.2	92	79.7	84	68.7	90	3.79	86	0
1903	72.8	118	77.7	121	68	103	6.30	48	2
1902	73.2	107	77.9	117	68.8	89			2
1901	75.7	50	79.4	96	71.8	19	6.56	44	2
1900	77.3	12	82	33	72.6	9	0.56	131	0
1899	74.9	72	79.3	99	70.5	43	0.61	129	0
1898	76.2	31	80.2	75	72.2	13	1.59	119	0
1897	73.7	101	77.9	117	69.5	69	1.00	125	0
1896			79.6	88	68.9	86	3.75	88	4
1895	77.1	16	81.1	52	72.5	10	5.89	56	2
1894	76.2	31	80.3	70	72.1	15	3.73	89	0
1893	74	96	78.3	110	69.7	66	4.63	68	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	81.4
1933	79.2
2016	78.5
1930	78.4
1945	78.3
1906	78.3
2005	78
2011	77.7
2026	77.5
1925	77.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1967	68.8
1963	70.5
1981	71.5
1917	71.5
1918	71.6
1976	71.8
1924	71.8
1914	72
1940	72.3
1943	72.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1989	20.00
1928	17.55
1955	16.43
1934	14.96
2011	14.23
1917	14.19
1929	13.71
1933	13.63
2009	13.18
1979	12.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1986	0.08
2026	0.32
1900	0.56
1990	0.59
1899	0.61
1978	0.73
1926	0.80
1925	0.95
1897	1.00
1941	1.07

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 5 September 2026, 2 September 2026
Coldest night: 61°F; 27 September 2026
Wettest day: 0.19 in; 22 September 2026

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Cape Hatteras, NC the day's answers

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Every answer in words

September 2026 brought 0.32 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest September since 1986, 2nd driest of 133.
The hottest day of September 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 90°F on Saturday 5 September 2026 and Wednesday 2 September 2026.
The coldest night of September 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 61°F on Sunday 27 September 2026.
The wettest day of September 2026 in Cape Hatteras, NC: 0.19 in on Tuesday 22 September 2026.