June Weather in Nags Head United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 78°F to 84°F, rarely falling below 69°F or exceeding 91°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 66°F to 73°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 78°F.

For reference, on July 20, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Nags Head typically range from 75°F to 86°F, while on January 31, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 51°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on June. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Nashtārūd, Iran (6,367 miles away); Fukuoka, Japan (7,353 miles); and Hamamatsu, Japan (7,111 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Nags Head (view comparison).

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The month of June in Nags Head experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 50% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is June 24, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 51% of the time.

For reference, on July 25, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 52%, while on October 14, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 62%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Nags Head, the chance of a wet day over the course of June is rapidly increasing, starting the month at 34% and ending it at 41%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 50% on August 4, and its lowest chance is 23% on November 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during June in Nags Head is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.4 inches, and ending the month at 3.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.0 inches or falls below 1.7 inches.

Over the course of June in Nags Head, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is June 1, with 14 hours, 27 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 20, with 14 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Nags Head is 5:45 AM on June 12 and the latest sunrise is 4 minutes later at 5:49 AM on June 30.

The earliest sunset is 8:14 PM on June 1 and the latest sunset is 9 minutes later at 8:23 PM on June 28.

Daylight saving time is observed in Nags Head during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during June, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 14 hours, 36 minutes later, at 8:22 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:09 AM and sets 9 hours, 43 minutes later, at 4:52 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for June 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Nags Head is very rapidly increasing during June, rising from 45% to 79% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 27, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 92% of the time, while on January 24, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nags Head is gradually decreasing during June, decreasing from 11.2 miles per hour to 10.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.3 miles per hour, while on August 8, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.3 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Nags Head throughout June is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 41% on June 22.

Nags Head is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Nags Head is increasing during June, rising by 7°F, from 70°F to 77°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Nags Head typically lasts for 9.7 months (296 days), from around February 27 to around December 19, rarely starting before February 5 or after March 23, and rarely ending before November 22 or after January 8.

The month of June in Nags Head is reliably fully within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Nags Head are rapidly increasing during June, increasing by 732°F, from 1,084°F to 1,815°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Nags Head is essentially constant during June, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 6.6 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during June is 6.7 kWh on June 8.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nags Head are 35.957 deg latitude, -75.624 deg longitude, and 3 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nags Head is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 66 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (66 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (66 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nags Head is covered by water (73%) and artificial surfaces (19%), within 10 miles by water (85%), and within 50 miles by water (76%).