Cape Hatteras, NC: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 45.4°F in Cape Hatteras, NC, the coldest winter since 2015, tied 27th coldest of 125 (with 2001, 1966 and 1912).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 45.4°F; Coldest since 2015; 27th coldest of 125
Precipitation: 10.86 in; Driest since 2025; 38th driest of 130

A normal winter in Cape Hatteras, NC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.8°F, between 45.3°F and 52.7°F in eight years of ten and 13.54 in of precipitation, between 9.53 in and 18.74 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Cape Hatteras, NC since 1897: 45.4°F in 2026; the lowest is 41.2°F, in 1918 and 1904.

Normal range, 45.3 to 52.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	45.4	96	52.9	89	37.9	105	10.86	93	0
2025	47.2	71	53.9	77	40.5	67	10.25	99	0
2024	50	30	56.5	34	43.4	27	10.78	95	0
2023	51.3	18	58.6	16	44	19	11.95	72	0
2022	51.9	15	59.3	12	44.6	15	12.28	68	0
2021	48.1	51	54.7	59	41.5	52	20.71	8	0
2020	54.1	3	60.8	2	47.4	3	15.42	30	1
2019	52.7	6	59.6	7	45.8	9	20.93	6	0
2018	48.8	40	56.1	38	41.7	49	15.50	28	2
2017	52.9	4	60.3	5	45.6	10	11.32	86	2
2016	52.9	4	59.6	7	46.3	6	18.08	16	0
2015	45.1	103	52.6	98	37.6	107	14.40	42	0
2014	48	54	56.2	36	39.8	80	13.99	46	0
2013	50.4	25	56.9	29	43.8	21	16.24	23	0
2012	52.1	12	59.5	9	44.6	15	11.62	77	0
2011	44	112	50.6	117	37.3	110	12.59	63	0
2010	42.7	118	49.5	124	35.9	120	18.25	15	0
2009	47.7	62	54.8	55	40.5	67	10.69	97	0
2008	50.1	27	57.2	26	43.1	30	13.96	47	0
2007	49.5	34	56.8	31	42.2	42	11.39	84	0
2006	48.1	51	55	50	41.3	56	11.28	87	0
2005	47.7	62	54.2	70	41.2	58	8.93	110	0
2004	45.3	100	51.8	106	38.8	94	11.11	89	0
2003	46	88	53.4	83	38.7	95	9.60	104	0
2002	52	14	58.9	14	45	11	12.44	67	0
2001	45.4	96	51.8	106	39	92	7.20	122	0
2000	47.9	58	55.2	46	40.6	64	14.24	44	0
1999	50.8	20	57.9	20	43.7	23	11.58	80	0
1998	48.8	40	54.3	69	43.4	27	23.10	2	0
1997	48.4	44	54.9	52	41.9	47	11.77	75	0
1996	45.3	100	52.6	98	38.1	101	8.15	116	4
1995	50.2	26	56.8	31	43.6	24	19.67	11	0
1994	47.3	70	55.1	48	39.4	87	14.71	39	0
1993	49.1	36	55.6	40	42.5	35	16.77	20	0
1992	50.1	27	57.9	20	42.4	39	13.11	52	0
1991	52.2	11	59.8	6	44.5	17	18.64	13	0
1990	49.1	36	57.3	24	40.9	61	15.26	33	0
1989	49.6	32	57.1	28	42	45	7.18	123	0
1988	46	88	54	74	38.1	101	12.02	71	0
1987	47.4	68	53.9	77	40.8	62	21.52	4	0
1986	47.1	73	55	50	39.2	90	7.77	121	0
1985	47.4	68	54.8	55	40	75	11.64	76	0
1984	45.9	91	53.8	79	38	103	12.72	57	0
1983	48.2	48	55.1	48	41.3	56	23.56	1	0
1982	44.3	107	51.8	106	36.8	114	20.08	10	0
1981	43	116	51.5	111	34.5	128	8.22	115	0
1980	44.7	104	52.4	101	37	112	15.33	31	0
1979	46	88	54.5	61	37.5	108	17.71	17	0
1978	42.3	120	50	122	34.7	126	16.45	22	0
1977	42.1	123	50.6	117	33.6	130	13.07	53	0
1976	48	54	57.3	24	38.6	96	9.51	105	0
1975	50.7	23	58.8	15	42.7	33	12.47	65	0
1974	51.9	15	60.4	4	43.6	24	14.61	41	1
1973	48	54	55.4	44	40.7	63	13.58	51	0
1972	52.1	12	59.5	9	44.7	13	14.15	45	0
1971	45.8	92	54.5	61	37.2	111	10.73	96	1
1970	42.6	119	50.6	117	34.6	127	16.80	19	0
1969	43.7	114	50.8	115	36.8	114	9.36	107	1
1968	44.1	110	52.3	102	36	119	14.39	43	0
1967	46.8	78	54.4	65	39.3	89	15.17	35	0
1966	45.4	96	52.8	94	38	103	15.55	27	0
1965	47.8	59	55.6	40	40.1	73	10.35	98	0
1964	44	112	52.1	105	35.9	120	16.09	25	0
1963	43	116	50.6	117	35.4	124	20.16	9	0
1962	47.7	62	56	39	39.4	87	11.01	90	0
1961	44.7	104	53.3	84	35.9	120	11.57	81	1
1960	47.7	62	54.9	52	40.6	64	18.44	14	0
1959	45.5	95	52.9	89	38.2	100	9.78	103	0
1958	44.1	110	51.2	113	36.9	113	13.81	49	0
1957	50.8	20	56.8	31	44.9	12	7.14	124	0
1956	44.6	106	50.2	121	39.1	91	11.60	79	0
1955	45.2	102	51.7	109	38.6	96	12.13	70	0
1954	49.6	32	56.3	35	43	32	13.07	53	0
1953	49.7	31	55.5	42	43.8	21	16.65	21	0
1952	50.5	24	57.2	26	43.9	20	10.15	100	0
1951	46.4	82	52.9	89	39.9	77	10.05	101	0
1950	54.3	2	60.8	2	47.7	2	5.20	129	0
1949	52.5	10	58.1	19	47	4	14.62	40	0
1948	46.2	84	52.6	98	39.8	80	14.81	38	0
1947	50.1	27	56.9	29	43.4	27	8.06	118	0
1946	46.6	79	53	88	40.2	71	16.17	24	0
1945	44.3	107	50.8	115	37.9	105	11.00	91	0
1944	46.2	84	52.9	89	39.5	85	19.03	12	0
1943	47.1	73	54.2	70	40.1	73	11.23	88	0
1942	46.5	80	52.7	96	40.3	70	15.33	31	0
1941	46.3	83	52.2	103	40.5	67	12.59	63	0
1940	43.1	115	49.4	125	36.8	114	13.89	48	0
1939	51.2	19	57.8	23	44.5	17	20.76	7	0
1938	47.1	73	53.2	85	41.1	59	8.36	113	0
1937	52.6	8	58.2	18	47	4	21.29	5	0
1936	42.3	120	48.3	129	36.3	117	12.71	58	0
1935	47.5	67	53.6	81	41.4	55	9.98	102	0
1934	48.2	48	54.8	55	41.7	49	8.25	114	0
1933	52.6	8	59.2	13	46.1	7	10.82	94	0
1932	55.5	1	61.6	1	49.4	1	12.20	69	0
1931	46.2	84	52.7	96	39.7	82	12.66	61	0
1930	50.8	20	57.9	20	43.6	24	11.62	77	0
1929	48.4	44	54.5	61	42.2	42	21.76	3	0
1928	48.1	51	54.6	60	41.5	52	13.00	55	0
1927	49	38	55.5	42	42.5	35	6.48	127	0
1926	47.2	71	53.7	80	40.6	64	15.43	29	0
1925	49.4	35	56.2	36	42.6	34	14.87	37	0
1924	48.3	46	54.8	55	41.8	48	15.26	33	0
1923	48.2	48	54.2	70	42.3	40	12.71	58	0
1922	48.5	42	54.9	52	42.1	44	15.08	36	0
1921	48.9	39	55.3	45	42.5	35	11.57	81	0
1920	44.3	107	51	114	37.5	108	7.94	120	0
1919	48.5	42	54.4	65	42.5	35	11.81	74	0
1918	41.2	124	47.4	130	35	125	6.58	126	0
1917	46.9	77	54.2	70	39.5	85	6.45	128	0
1916	47.8	59	54.4	65	41.1	59	8.11	117	0
1915	48	54	53.6	81	42.3	40	12.74	56	0
1914	47.8	59	54	74	41.6	51	9.19	109	0
1913	52.7	6	59.4	11	46	8	9.29	108	0
1912	45.4	96	52.2	103	38.6	96	12.68	60	0
1911	46.2	84	52.8	94	39.6	84	4.35	130	0
1910	45.7	93	52.9	89	38.6	96	7.10	125	0
1909	51.5	17	58.3	17	44.7	13	10.89	92	0
1908	46.5	80	53.1	86	40	75	8.38	112	0
1907	47.1	73	54.4	65	39.9	77	8.00	119	0
1906	48.3	46	54.5	61	42	45	17.44	18	0
1905	42.2	122	48.9	127	35.7	123	9.49	106	2
1904	41.2	124	48.6	128	34.3	129	11.90	73	8
1903	47.6	66	54	74	41.5	52			9
1902			49.3	126	36.3	117	11.56	83	10
1901			49.9	123	38.9	93	8.58	111	10
1900									37
1899			53.1	86	40.2	71	15.97	26	14
1898							11.38	85	22
1897	45.6	94	51.3	112	39.9	77	12.61	62	9
1896			51.6	110	39.7	82	12.45	66	14
1895									41
1894			55.2	46	43.1	30	13.78	50	12
1893									35

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1932	55.5
1950	54.3
2020	54.1
2017	52.9
2016	52.9
2019	52.7
1913	52.7
1937	52.6
1933	52.6
1949	52.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	41.2
1904	41.2
1977	42.1
1905	42.2
1978	42.3
1936	42.3
1970	42.6
2010	42.7
1981	43
1963	43

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1983	23.56
1998	23.10
1929	21.76
1987	21.52
1937	21.29
2019	20.93
1939	20.76
2021	20.71
1963	20.16
1982	20.08

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1911	4.35
1950	5.20
1917	6.45
1927	6.48
1918	6.58
1910	7.10
1957	7.14
1989	7.18
2001	7.20
1986	7.77

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 10 January 2026, 9 January 2026
Coldest night: 21°F; 14 February 2026
Wettest day: 2.05 in; 2 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 10.86 in of precipitation in Cape Hatteras, NC, the driest winter since 2025, 38th driest of 130.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cape Hatteras, NC: 73°F on Saturday 10 January 2026 and Friday 9 January 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cape Hatteras, NC: a low of 21°F on Saturday 14 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Cape Hatteras, NC: 2.05 in on Tuesday 2 December 2025.