The climate of the Coastal Plain is mild, with hot summers and cool winters with few hard freezes. Precipitation is high, particularly along the coast, and seasonal. Average annual high temperature is about 77 degrees, although highs in the upper 90s are not unusual during the height of summer. Although the Coastal Plain experiences temperatures below freezing each winter, temperatures average in the 50s.

For a complete description of Coastal Plain climate see the brochure put out by the State Climatologist's Office. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file. It can be downloaded free from Adobe.