Spring is also a spectacular time to visit. A bounty of food festivals is held statewide, and it’s also NC Beer Month, with breweries hosting special events throughout the month. The height of summer is beach time, and with 322 miles of ocean shoreline reaching from the Outer Banks in the north to the South Carolina border in the south (and 12,000 miles of estuarine coastline along the way), North Carolina has plenty of beaches to choose from. The height of summer is beach time, and with 322 miles of ocean shoreline reaching from the Outer Banks in the north to the South Carolina border in the south (and 12,000 miles of estuarine coastline along the way), North Carolina has plenty of beaches to choose from.
In March and April, the state bursts into bloom, with azaleas in vibrant hues everywhere and delicate dogwood blossoms in pink and white in the woodlands. North Carolina records four distinct seasons and its spring season runs from March to May.
What is the rainy season in North Carolina?
While severe weather season is technically from March through May, tornadoes have touched down in North Carolina in every month of the year. Before Hurricane Floyd reached North Carolina, the state had already received large amounts of rain from Hurricane Dennis less than two weeks before Floyd. The wetter season lasts 3,6 months, from May 13 to August 31, with a greater than 33% chance of a given day being a wet day. For most areas in the state, the temperatures in July during the daytime are approximately 90 °F (32 °C).
The coldest ever recorded temperature in North Carolina was −34 °F (−37 °C) on January 21, 1985, at Mount Mitchell.
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