Oak Island, NC Weather & Climate Normals
Oak Island's real weather, in one number
Oak Island, NC scores 53/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Oak Island's hottest and coldest months
Oak Island's hottest month is Jul, averaging 82°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 48°F, a 34.4°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Oak Island's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 36°F | 3.7in |
| Feb | 63°F | 38°F | 3.32in |
| Mar | 68°F | 43°F | 4.03in |
| Apr | 76°F | 51°F | 3.08in |
| May | 83°F | 60°F | 3.44in |
| Jun | 88°F | 69°F | 4.02in |
| Jul | 92°F | 73°F | 5.55in |
| Aug | 90°F | 71°F | 6.77in |
| Sep | 87°F | 66°F | 8.16in |
| Oct | 79°F | 54°F | 5.41in |
| Nov | 70°F | 44°F | 3.42in |
| Dec | 63°F | 38°F | 3.74in |
Mar, Apr, May, Oct, and Nov are the best time to see Oak Island at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Oak Island
Over a typical year, Oak Island sees about 54.64in of precipitation a year across roughly 101 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Oak Island ranks
Oak Island ranks 1115 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 13 of 147 within NC. About 9,322 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Southport 5 N, NC US, 8.4 miles from Oak Island, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is