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Best time to visit Carolina

February is the best time to visit Carolina for general sightseeing, with average highs of 28 °C and about 12 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 67/100
A beach holiday February sea 26 °C
The least cloud February 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 40 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 67 28 °C 12 80
2 January 65 28 °C 15 75
3 March 64 29 °C 14 77
4 December 62 28 °C 16 74
5 April 57 30 °C 17 72
6 November 52 29 °C 21 71
7 May 49 30 °C 21 71
8 October 47 30 °C 24 67
9 June 46 31 °C 20 67
10 September 44 31 °C 24 64
11 July 44 31 °C 21 66
12 August 44 31 °C 23 64

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 27 °C 28 °C 42 % 75
February 26 °C 28 °C 40 % 80
March 26 °C 29 °C 43 % 77
April 27 °C 30 °C 49 % 72
May 27 °C 30 °C 65 % 71
June 28 °C 31 °C 63 % 67
July 28 °C 31 °C 59 % 66
August 29 °C 31 °C 61 % 64
September 29 °C 31 °C 67 % 64
October 29 °C 30 °C 63 % 67
November 28 °C 29 °C 56 % 71
December 27 °C 28 °C 45 % 74

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 27.7 °C 51 mm 42 %
February 28.2 °C 40 mm 40 %
March 28.9 °C 55 mm 43 %
April 29.6 °C 87 mm 49 %
May 30.0 °C 140 mm 65 %
June 30.9 °C 95 mm 63 %
July 31.0 °C 106 mm 59 %
August 31.1 °C 124 mm 61 %
September 30.9 °C 169 mm 67 %
October 30.2 °C 151 mm 63 %
November 28.8 °C 124 mm 56 %
December 27.9 °C 60 mm 45 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.