Atlantic Beach Wtp, NC Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Atlantic Beach Wtp's primary NOAA station, ATLANTIC BEACH WTP.
The climate verdict for Atlantic Beach Wtp
Water is the standout signal in Atlantic Beach Wtp, North Carolina: 59.0 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 64°F. It scores 85/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 85% of them.
- 64°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 85/100
- comfort score, above 85% of station-mapped location scores
- 59.0"
- annual precipitation
- 285 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Atlantic Beach Wtp: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00310356 · Atlantic Beach Wtp, NC 64°F mean · 59.0" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 64°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,900
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aiken
- PRCP-WET 59.0"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-TOP 85/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00310356
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Aiken, SC (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NC station list.
- Atlantic Beach… (this station) 64°F
- Hot Clarks Hill, SC 64°F
- Near Aiken, SC 64°F
- Near Albany, TX 64°F
- Near Cades, SC 64°F
Climate Living Index · Atlantic Beach Wtp
Atlantic Beach Wtp: 79/100 · grade B
Atlantic Beach Wtp publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Atlantic Beach Wtp, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 85/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 285 days/year | 98/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 64.1°F · 3.4° from 67.5°F | 90/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 59.0 in · 24.0 from 35 in | 15/100 · F |
Atlantic Beach Wtp · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Atlantic Beach Wtp is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 46.2°F and warmest-month mean 81.0°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.0°F
- Coldest month
- 46.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Atlantic Beach Wtp sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Atlantic Beach Wtp's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 14% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Atlantic Beach Wtp sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 6% wettest
- Atlantic Beach Wtp's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 83%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Atlantic Beach Wtp is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Atlantic Beach Wtp compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Atlantic Beach Wtp's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
85 Top 15% score exceeds 85% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54°F (12°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 4.2" | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 3.7" | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.4" | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 4.0" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 76°F (25°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 5.7" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 7.1" | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| September | 83°F (28°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 9.7" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| October | 74°F (24°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| November | 65°F (18°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 3.9" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 57°F (14°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 4.7" | 5.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Atlantic Beach Wtp: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 38°F near January 20 and 87°F near July 16.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 38°F around January 20.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is August 3, when 41% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 24 at 25%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 121 wet dates a year.
The widest day
January 8 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 15°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Atlantic Beach Wtp.
Where Atlantic Beach Wtp Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 59 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 15°F.
Atlantic Beach Wtp earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.9 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
7.8 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
Atlantic Beach Wtp spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Atlantic Beach Wtp has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 9.7" and March 3.4". The three wettest months together take 38% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Atlantic Beach Wtp, it arrives in quantity
59.0" of precipitation falls across only about 120 wet days here, averaging 0.49 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 120 a year, 33% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.49 inches
- Most wet days
- August, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 13
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 3
50% probability date
Growing Season
285 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
2,344
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
2,041
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NC closest to Atlantic Beach Wtp on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (64°F here).
- Aiken, SC 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Albany, TX 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Clarks Hill, SC 64°F · 0.0°F off
- Greensboro, AL 64°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (59.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hanceville, AL 59.0" · 0.0" off
- Cornelia, GA 58.9" · 0.0" off
- Meadows of Dan, VA 58.9" · 0.0" off
- Crossville, TN 59.0" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Atlantic Beach Wtp's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Atlantic Beach Wtp averages 59.0 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Atlantic Beach Wtp's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.8°F. The annual average is 64°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Atlantic Beach Wtp's normal, at 2,344 and 2,041 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
The frost-free window extends for about 285 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Atlantic Beach Wtp's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Atlantic Beach Wtp, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Atlantic Beach Wtp's primary station: ATLANTIC BEACH WTP (USC00310356). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Atlantic Beach Wtp; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Atlantic Beach Wtp comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.