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Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Its population was 3,971 as of the 2020 census. The current mayor, Rich Alt, was elected to a two-year term in November 2023. Southport is the location of the North Carolina Fourth of July Festival, which attracts 40,000 to 50,000 visitors annually.
| Climate data for Southport 5 N, North Carolina (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892–2016) | |||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82(28) | 81(27) | 90(32) | 94(34) | 97(36) | 103(39) | 102(39) | 102(39) | 101(38) | 94(34) | 88(31) | 81(27) | 103(39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 71.7(22.1) | 74.6(23.7) | 78.8(26.0) | 84.3(29.1) | 89.1(31.7) | 94.3(34.6) | 96.2(35.7) | 95.2(35.1) | 90.8(32.7) | 86.1(30.1) | 81.1(27.3) | 74.2(23.4) | 98.1(36.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 60.0(15.6) | 62.5(16.9) | 68.2(20.1) | 75.8(24.3) | 82.5(28.1) | 88.4(31.3) | 91.6(33.1) | 90.4(32.4) | 86.5(30.3) | 78.9(26.1) | 69.9(21.1) | 62.9(17.2) | 76.5(24.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 47.8(8.8) | 50.1(10.1) | 55.5(13.1) | 63.3(17.4) | 71.2(21.8) | 78.7(25.9) | 82.2(27.9) | 80.8(27.1) | 76.3(24.6) | 66.6(19.2) | 57.1(13.9) | 50.5(10.3) | 65.0(18.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35.5(1.9) | 37.6(3.1) | 42.7(5.9) | 50.9(10.5) | 60.0(15.6) | 69.0(20.6) | 72.8(22.7) | 71.2(21.8) | 66.0(18.9) | 54.4(12.4) | 44.3(6.8) | 38.0(3.3) | 53.5(11.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 16.0(−8.9) | 19.9(−6.7) | 25.7(−3.5) | 33.3(0.7) | 43.8(6.6) | 54.8(12.7) | 62.7(17.1) | 60.7(15.9) | 51.9(11.1) | 36.3(2.4) | 27.7(−2.4) | 18.2(−7.7) | 12.2(−11.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 0(−18) | 1(−17) | 8(−13) | 25(−4) | 36(2) | 45(7) | 46(8) | 53(12) | 35(2) | 23(−5) | 16(−9) | −3(−19) | −3(−19) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.70(94) | 3.32(84) | 4.03(102) | 3.08(78) | 3.44(87) | 4.02(102) | 5.55(141) | 6.77(172) | 8.16(207) | 5.41(137) | 3.42(87) | 3.74(95) | 54.64(1,388) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 101.5 |
| Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
| Race | Number | Percentage |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,422 | 86.17% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 286 | 7.2% |
| Native American | 16 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 24 | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 116 | 2.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 2.67% |