Best time to visit Cape Lookout National Seashore
February, March and November are the best balance at Cape Lookout National Seashore: mild and dry for the park (average highs 63° to 70°F), with crowds from quiet to moderate. July is busiest, with about 73,000 visitors. February is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cedar Is, NC USC00311606
- Lat / lon
- 34.98, -76.30
- Elevation
- 8 ft
- From park center
- 11.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 62° | 63° | 69° | 77° | 84° | 90° | 93° | 91° | 87° | 79° | 70° | 64° | 77° |
| Low, °F | 38° | 39° | 45° | 54° | 62° | 69° | 73° | 72° | 69° | 59° | 48° | 41° | 56° |
| Precipitation, in | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 59.5 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:03 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:58 | 14:29 | 14:17 | 13:28 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:17 | 9:50 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 20 | 17 | 24 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 46 | 30 | 31 | 532 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 38° | 4.6 | – | 10:03 | 20,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 63° | 39° | 3.7 | – | 10:52 | 17,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| Marchbest | 69° | 45° | 3.9 | – | 11:52 | 24,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| April | 77° | 54° | 3.6 | – | 13:01 | 46,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 84° | 62° | 4.3 | – | 13:58 | 49,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 90° | 69° | 4.4 | – | 14:29 | 62,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 93° | 73° | 6.7 | – | 14:17 | 73,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 72° | 8.0 | – | 13:28 | 69,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 87° | 69° | 7.1 | – | 12:21 | 65,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 79° | 59° | 4.5 | – | 11:15 | 46,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 70° | 48° | 4.1 | – | 10:17 | 30,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 64° | 41° | 4.6 | – | 9:50 | 31,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 77° | 56° | 59.5 | – | 532,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 93°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 38°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 532,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State North Carolina
Closures, reservations and alerts: Cape Lookout National Seashore on nps.gov
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