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| Carolina Beach Air Quality New Hanover County |
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| . | Good Days | Moderate Days | Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days | Unhealthy Days | Very Unhealthy Days |
| 2017 | 340 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 331 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 332 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 316 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 277 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carolina Beach Water Quality Lower Cape Fear Watershed |
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| . | % Good | % Threatened | % Impaired |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2010 | 28 | 0 | 72 |
| 2008 | 27 | 0 | 73 |
| 2006 | na | na | na |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2002 | na | na | na |
| Carolina Beach Recreation |
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| . | # of Parks | # of Parks (99 City Avg) |
| National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service) |
Cape Lookout National Seashore and Moores Creek National Battlefield | 7 |
| National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites) |
0 | 26 |
| State Parks, Sites, etc. | 3 | 11 |
| Carolina Beach Climate (1971-2000) |
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| . | . | 99 City Avg | January - Avg Low Temp | 34 F | 27 F |
| January - Avg Daily Temp | 45 F | 37 F |
| July - Avg Daily Temp | 79 F | 74 F |
| July - Avg High Temp | 88 F | 86 F |
| Avg Annual Precipitation | 61 in | 35 in |
| Carolina Beach Elevation | |
| 20 feet | GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet |
| Carolina Beach Natural Hazards |
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| . | Risk Level | 99 City Average |
| Total Hazard Risk | Moderate | Moderate |
| Earthquake | .1% | 10.9% |
| Tsunami | No Risk | No Risk |
| Hurricane | >60 | 10 |
| Flood | Very High | Very High |
| Tornado | Low | Low |
| Volcano | No Risk | No Risk |
| Wildfire | Low | Low |
| Carolina Beach Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear) |
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| Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors) |
Distance from City | GPTR 99 City Average |
| Brunswick (2) | 10 miles | 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station |
| Carolina Beach Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual) |
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| . | . | 99 City Avg |
| Total Degree Days | 4,369 | 5,915 |
| HDD | 2,719 | 4,662 |
| CDD | 1,650 | 1,253 |
Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)
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