2 winsNorth Carolina272 sights · 1,328 eats · 6 regions
5 winsFlorida1,127 sights · 1,984 eats · 6 regionsNorth Carolina vs Florida
The verdict
Florida takes 5 of 7
Warmer winter escape
Florida
52°F vs 71°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
North Carolina
87°F vs 90°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
Florida
7 vs 21 beaches
Museum hopping
Florida
44 vs 143 museums
Great outdoors
Florida
182 vs 814 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
Florida
1,328 vs 1,984 notable restaurants
Best in October
North Carolina
100% vs 50% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
North CarolinaFlorida
- 2721,127Sights
- 1,3281,984Restaurants & cafés
- 44143Museums
- 173813Parks & nature
- 721Beaches
- 91Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | North Carolina | Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | 65 |
| Feb | 57 | 76 |
| Mar | 68 | 77 |
| Apr | 76 | 84 |
| May | 79 | 89 |
| Jun | 88 | 89 |
| Jul | 91 | 91 |
| Aug | 82 | 90 |
| Sep | 81 | 87 |
| Oct | 70 | 82 |
| Nov | 64 | 77 |
| Dec | 53 | 73 |
North Carolina
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Peak season
- April: Peak season
- May: Good
- June: Off season
- July: Off season
- August: Good
- September: Good
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Off season
Florida
- January: Good
- February: Peak season
- March: Peak season
- April: Good
- May: Mixed
- June: Off season
- July: Off season
- August: Off season
- September: Mixed
- October: Good
- November: Peak season
- December: Peak season
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Famous in North Carolina
Can't decide?
They're close enough to do both in one road trip.