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Outer Banks Sea Temperature in October

North Carolina, United States

September Outer Banks year-round → November

Average sea temperature for Outer Banks, United States across October, based on 10 years of daily readings.

Average

21.44° C

High

26.56° C

Low

17.32° C

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in. If you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

October is the 5th warmest of 12 months at Outer Banks. On average the water sits 3.9° than the year-round mean of 17.58° C.

Compared to September, October is 3.3° cooler than (24.78° C in September). By November the water is usually 16.95° C.

Outer Banks Day-by-Day Water Temperature in October

10-year low, average and high

15.5° C
18.6° C
21.8° C
24.9° C
28.0° C
1
5
10
15
20
25
31
Day-by-day low and high band with the 10-year daily average through October. Range Average

Each vertical bar above is one day of October. The shaded band covers the range the water has reached on that day across the last 10 years — the lowest reading at the bottom, the highest at the top. The line running through the bars is the daily average over those 10 years, so you can see the typical shape of the month at Outer Banks.

A narrow band means the temperature on that day has stayed close to the average year on year. A taller band means it has swung more, often because of changeable weather around that time of year. Hovering a day pulls up its low, average, and high.

October Water Temperature Table for Outer Banks

10-year daily averages

Day Average Low High
October 1 23.32° C 22.22° C 24.78° C
October 2 23.14° C 21.9° C 24.97° C
October 3 23.09° C 21.73° C 25.22° C
October 4 23.05° C 20.74° C 25.94° C
October 5 22.98° C 20.07° C 26.56° C
October 6 22.91° C 20.2° C 26.13° C
October 7 22.99° C 20.2° C 25.86° C
October 8 22.97° C 20.01° C 25.75° C
October 9 22.77° C 19.75° C 25.69° C
October 10 22.46° C 19.65° C 25.71° C
October 11 22.24° C 19.55° C 25.01° C
October 12 21.92° C 19.62° C 24.61° C
October 13 21.59° C 19.81° C 23.4° C
October 14 21.51° C 20.01° C 22.88° C
October 15 21.5° C 20.01° C 22.97° C
October 16 21.53° C 20.1° C 23.2° C
October 17 21.2° C 19.88° C 22.71° C
October 18 20.78° C 19.68° C 21.92° C
October 19 20.57° C 19.31° C 21.74° C
October 20 20.66° C 18.99° C 22.3° C
October 21 20.72° C 18.97° C 22.48° C
October 22 20.6° C 19.13° C 21.79° C
October 23 20.48° C 19.43° C 21.57° C
October 24 20.33° C 19.26° C 21.93° C
October 25 20.31° C 18.73° C 21.56° C
October 26 20.21° C 18.62° C 21.69° C
October 27 20.01° C 18.7° C 21.29° C
October 28 19.83° C 18.47° C 20.81° C
October 29 19.68° C 17.86° C 21.31° C
October 30 19.64° C 17.56° C 21.31° C
October 31 19.55° C 17.32° C 21.31° C

Where October Sits in the Year

October highlighted

-0.5° C
7.8° C
16.0° C
24.3° C
32.5° C
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
10.42° C
8.06° C
9.69° C
13.41° C
17.85° C
23.16° C
26.05° C
26.16° C
24.78° C
21.44° C
16.95° C
12.95° C
10-year monthly history for Outer Banks. Bars span historical low to high; the line marks the monthly average. Range Average
January → February → March → April → May → June → July → August → September → October → November → December →

Nearby Locations in October

Compare other United States water for the same month

Outer Banks Location

35.5585, -75.4665

35.55849, -75.46652 View on OpenStreetMap →

Outer Banks sits at 35.5585°N, 75.4665°W, on the coast of North Carolina, United States. The marker on the map shows the spot the readings on this page come from. It usually sits a short distance from the town centre, out on the open water itself, so the numbers stay tied to the coast rather than a generic point inland.

Coastlines bend, headlands focus the water, and the temperature can run noticeably differently between two beaches that look close together on a map. Comparing nearby locations is a quick way to see how local geography is shaping the readings.

Nearest locations to Outer Banks