Emerald Isle climate

Emerald Isle Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport/morehead City WFO, 12.9 km from Emerald Isle

Average highs run from 85°F on September 1 to 79°F on September 30, and lows from 68°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 9.57 in over about 12 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Emerald Isle, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
9.57 in
Record high
94°FSep 4, 2020
Record low
43°FSep 5, 1997
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.3
Daylight
12 h 53 min to 11 h 51 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
69°F
Wind
12.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 185°F68°F91°F 201260°F 200841%0%
Sep 285°F68°F92°F 201860°F 200841%0%
Sep 385°F68°F93°F 202058°F 202341%0%
Sep 485°F68°F94°F 202047°F 199741%0%
Sep 584°F68°F93°F 202343°F 199740%0%
Sep 684°F68°F94°F 202348°F 199740%0%
Sep 784°F67°F90°F 201954°F 199740%0%
Sep 884°F67°F90°F 199854°F 201740%0%
Sep 984°F67°F89°F 200154°F 199840%0%
Sep 1083°F67°F88°F 200152°F 199840%0%
Sep 1183°F67°F93°F 200253°F 199840%0%
Sep 1283°F66°F91°F 200254°F 201240%0%
Sep 1383°F66°F91°F 199856°F 201539%0%
Sep 1483°F66°F93°F 202650°F 201539%0%
Sep 1582°F66°F89°F 200849°F 201539%0%
Sep 1682°F65°F88°F 199852°F 202339%0%
Sep 1782°F65°F89°F 199655°F 200139%0%
Sep 1882°F65°F89°F 201653°F 200139%0%
Sep 1981°F65°F91°F 200553°F 200139%0%
Sep 2081°F64°F89°F 200352°F 199639%0%
Sep 2181°F64°F89°F 200353°F 201939%0%
Sep 2281°F64°F90°F 199849°F 202039%0%
Sep 2380°F63°F91°F 200744°F 202039%0%
Sep 2480°F63°F88°F 200543°F 202238%0%
Sep 2580°F63°F88°F 201851°F 201238%0%
Sep 2680°F62°F87°F 202552°F 200138%0%
Sep 2779°F62°F87°F 200249°F 200138%0%
Sep 2879°F62°F91°F 199849°F 200137%0%
Sep 2979°F61°F94°F 201950°F 200637%0%
Sep 3079°F61°F86°F 202446°F 200637%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Emerald Isle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

September 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
September 30
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:53 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00316096 (Newport/morehead City WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00316096, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.