Southern Shores is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,090 people, 1,225 households, and 915 families residing in the town.

20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to the Trewartha climate classification system, Southern Shores, North Carolina has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation (Cfak).

During the summer months in Southern Shores, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C).

The plant hardiness zone in Southern Shores is 8b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 16.3 °F (-8.7 °C).