Garner climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Garner?

Garner has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garner?

The hottest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1977, reaching 41.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Garner?

The coldest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Garner?

Yes. Garner gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Garner warmed?

Yes: Garner warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Garner?

The wettest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Garner?

The windiest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 62.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Garner?

The warmest month in Garner is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Garner?

Garner receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Garner?

Garner gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Garner (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Garner averages 50 frost days, 67 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.

Garner has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 9 July 1977) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 21 January 1985).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

GarnerNorth Carolina

coords: 35.71°, -78.61°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.8°C

Average daily high

21.3°C

Average daily low

11.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,161mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

15.5km/h

Seasonal range

20.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

50 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

67 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

123 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.5 cm

Average feels-like high

21.2 °C

Average feels-like low

9.7 °C

Average peak gust

35.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

78 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.7 °C

9 July 1977

Coldest day

-20.1 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

114 mm

8 October 2016

Windiest day

62.8 km/h

6 September 1996

Strongest gust

161.3 km/h

6 September 1996

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest feels-like

-26.4 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

28.5 cm

26 January 1966

Sunniest day

14.1 h

18 June 2016

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.9 °C25 June 2025	-10.6 °C23 January 2025	16.5 °C	1,094 mm	74	53
2024	36.6 °C26 June 2024	-8.3 °C7 December 2024	16.7 °C	1,196 mm	70	36
2023	37.9 °C15 August 2023	-5.4 °C29 November 2023	17.2 °C	1,131 mm	79	32
2022	37.9 °C17 June 2022	-12.2 °C23 January 2022	16.7 °C	1,127 mm	93	59
2021	34.7 °C28 August 2021	-6.0 °C30 January 2021	16.7 °C	1,113 mm	76	40
2020	37.5 °C19 July 2020	-6.4 °C22 February 2020	17.2 °C	1,579 mm	75	29
2019	36.4 °C3 October 2019	-7.0 °C22 January 2019	17.2 °C	1,087 mm	105	36
2018	36.5 °C19 June 2018	-14.2 °C7 January 2018	16.7 °C	1,605 mm	91	40
2017	36.1 °C23 July 2017	-9.2 °C8 January 2017	17.1 °C	1,154 mm	75	41
2016	35.8 °C28 July 2016	-7.9 °C14 February 2016	16.7 °C	1,333 mm	81	47
2015	38.9 °C16 June 2015	-13.4 °C20 February 2015	16.8 °C	1,363 mm	91	48
2014	37.1 °C2 September 2014	-13.2 °C30 January 2014	15.7 °C	1,061 mm	78	63
2013	36.7 °C10 August 2013	-7.8 °C25 November 2013	15.9 °C	1,167 mm	80	51
2012	40.8 °C29 June 2012	-7.4 °C4 January 2012	16.9 °C	1,059 mm	68	26
2011	39.5 °C23 July 2011	-8.2 °C14 January 2011	16.9 °C	927 mm	92	45
2010	38.6 °C12 August 2010	-9.8 °C1 February 2010	16.2 °C	1,038 mm	110	70
2009	36.7 °C10 August 2009	-13.9 °C17 January 2009	16.1 °C	1,175 mm	75	50
2008	37.9 °C9 June 2008	-9.3 °C4 January 2008	16.3 °C	1,177 mm	69	40
2007	39.1 °C8 August 2007	-8.1 °C6 February 2007	17.2 °C	738 mm	101	46
2006	37.4 °C4 August 2006	-8.6 °C9 December 2006	16.5 °C	1,158 mm	66	35
2005	38.0 °C27 July 2005	-10.4 °C19 January 2005	16.2 °C	1,087 mm	80	50
2004	36.3 °C14 July 2004	-11.6 °C11 January 2004	15.8 °C	1,168 mm	50	61
2003	33.9 °C9 July 2003	-9.2 °C24 January 2003	15.3 °C	1,453 mm	46	56
2002	37.1 °C23 August 2002	-7.3 °C5 January 2002	16.2 °C	1,256 mm	72	46
2001	34.0 °C8 August 2001	-8.1 °C3 January 2001	16.0 °C	844 mm	35	46
2000	32.9 °C16 August 2000	-13.1 °C28 January 2000	15.1 °C	1,248 mm	39	58
1999	38.1 °C1 August 1999	-9.7 °C6 January 1999	16.2 °C	1,255 mm	51	45
1998	37.0 °C27 June 1998	-6.8 °C13 March 1998	16.6 °C	1,284 mm	81	29
1997	36.0 °C4 July 1997	-9.8 °C19 January 1997	15.2 °C	1,038 mm	49	38
1996	35.7 °C23 June 1996	-18.5 °C5 February 1996	15.0 °C	1,434 mm	46	66
1995	35.2 °C23 July 1995	-9.2 °C7 February 1995	15.5 °C	1,278 mm	54	57
1994	34.6 °C16 June 1994	-14.1 °C19 January 1994	15.8 °C	1,253 mm	46	36
1993	37.5 °C10 July 1993	-6.2 °C3 February 1993	16.0 °C	1,177 mm	89	53
1992	40.1 °C11 July 1992	-7.9 °C25 December 1992	15.7 °C	1,293 mm	63	46
1991	37.3 °C23 July 1991	-8.4 °C16 February 1991	16.9 °C	1,205 mm	84	39
1990	38.9 °C30 June 1990	-6.6 °C26 February 1990	17.6 °C	1,029 mm	97	25
1989	36.5 °C2 June 1989	-10.9 °C25 December 1989	15.6 °C	1,441 mm	69	57
1988	40.8 °C18 August 1988	-9.4 °C12 January 1988	15.4 °C	1,042 mm	79	60
1987	37.5 °C21 July 1987	-7.9 °C20 February 1987	15.8 °C	1,110 mm	85	54
1986	38.0 °C19 July 1986	-10.7 °C9 January 1986	16.6 °C	1,018 mm	89	48
1985	36.8 °C10 June 1985	-20.1 °C21 January 1985	16.3 °C	1,199 mm	78	61
1984	34.9 °C11 July 1984	-12.1 °C22 January 1984	15.6 °C	1,322 mm	55	59
1983	39.2 °C22 August 1983	-14.4 °C25 December 1983	15.4 °C	1,328 mm	77	47
1982	34.7 °C25 August 1982	-14.1 °C11 January 1982	15.8 °C	1,178 mm	63	49
1981	37.3 °C16 June 1981	-14.8 °C31 January 1981	15.3 °C	980 mm	75	68
1980	36.9 °C1 August 1980	-11.7 °C26 December 1980	15.4 °C	881 mm	89	55
1979	34.2 °C10 August 1979	-15.0 °C10 February 1979	14.9 °C	1,285 mm	38	61
1978	35.7 °C28 June 1978	-11.0 °C23 February 1978	14.9 °C	1,246 mm	65	74
1977	41.7 °C9 July 1977	-14.9 °C17 January 1977	15.9 °C	1,082 mm	88	71
1976	36.3 °C30 July 1976	-13.7 °C19 January 1976	15.2 °C	1,041 mm	51	61
1975	35.1 °C16 August 1975	-8.9 °C19 December 1975	16.2 °C	1,214 mm	73	48
1974	37.4 °C23 June 1974	-8.4 °C27 February 1974	15.7 °C	1,285 mm	43	42
1973	34.4 °C29 August 1973	-16.9 °C12 February 1973	15.7 °C	1,098 mm	46	50
1972	35.3 °C24 July 1972	-13.1 °C16 January 1972	15.1 °C	1,354 mm	42	47
1971	34.5 °C6 June 1971	-11.2 °C2 February 1971	15.6 °C	1,377 mm	48	52
1970	36.4 °C18 June 1970	-12.9 °C22 January 1970	15.5 °C	1,013 mm	74	65
1969	36.0 °C6 July 1969	-12.2 °C6 January 1969	14.8 °C	1,031 mm	59	67
1968	37.1 °C1 July 1968	-9.6 °C12 February 1968	15.6 °C	954 mm	72	71
1967	35.7 °C28 May 1967	-10.7 °C25 February 1967	15.6 °C	960 mm	58	48
1966	36.0 °C11 July 1966	-13.5 °C31 January 1966	15.0 °C	1,086 mm	58	58
1965	33.4 °C4 May 1965	-13.7 °C1 February 1965	15.3 °C	919 mm	62	62
1964	35.4 °C10 June 1964	-8.5 °C15 January 1964	15.4 °C	1,385 mm	45	48
1963	35.4 °C10 June 1963	-10.8 °C27 February 1963	14.7 °C	1,048 mm	58	71
1962	35.6 °C16 July 1962	-13.2 °C13 December 1962	15.2 °C	1,099 mm	57	56
1961	35.1 °C3 June 1961	-8.5 °C22 January 1961	15.4 °C	1,261 mm	72	49
1960	34.7 °C24 June 1960	-9.0 °C11 March 1960	14.9 °C	1,094 mm	64	70
1959	36.5 °C29 June 1959	-11.0 °C18 January 1959	15.8 °C	1,387 mm	51	51
1958	34.7 °C14 June 1958	-15.1 °C16 December 1958	14.5 °C	1,253 mm	63	59
1957	36.5 °C3 August 1957	-10.2 °C12 December 1957	16.1 °C	1,139 mm	78	35
1956	36.1 °C6 August 1956	-6.3 °C28 January 1956	15.8 °C	1,157 mm	73	43
1955	36.0 °C28 July 1955	-11.9 °C21 January 1955	15.6 °C	1,059 mm	63	64
1954	38.3 °C27 June 1954	-8.6 °C7 December 1954	15.9 °C	984 mm	86	55
1953	37.1 °C31 July 1953	-9.0 °C19 December 1953	16.6 °C	1,003 mm	84	32
1952	38.8 °C29 July 1952	-8.9 °C31 January 1952	16.0 °C	1,044 mm	78	44
1951	37.0 °C2 June 1951	-10.5 °C4 February 1951	15.6 °C	1,146 mm	65	57
1950	36.0 °C27 June 1950	-8.7 °C19 December 1950	15.7 °C	893 mm	46	52
1949	36.2 °C29 July 1949	-4.7 °C17 December 1949	16.4 °C	1,227 mm	50	35
1948	36.9 °C29 August 1948	-14.1 °C27 December 1948	15.7 °C	1,324 mm	65	50
1947	34.3 °C17 August 1947	-7.9 °C9 February 1947	15.0 °C	1,058 mm	51	65
1946	32.9 °C18 June 1946	-6.2 °C2 January 1946	15.9 °C	1,175 mm	22	35
1945	35.3 °C30 June 1945	-6.0 °C1 February 1945	15.8 °C	1,398 mm	42	41
1944	37.4 °C18 June 1944	-8.6 °C10 January 1944	15.9 °C	1,149 mm	54	35
1943	35.7 °C5 June 1943	-6.6 °C17 December 1943	15.5 °C	1,073 mm	52	44
1942	36.2 °C20 July 1942	-8.0 °C11 January 1942	15.9 °C	1,167 mm	51	42
1941	34.7 °C29 May 1941	-4.3 °C6 January 1941	15.9 °C	1,087 mm	50	45
1940	35.6 °C27 July 1940	-12.4 °C28 January 1940	15.0 °C	1,257 mm	35	43

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.9 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

74 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

53 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1094 mm

-67 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.2 °C	-2.0 °C	35 mm	-56 mm
Feb	13.6 °C	+1.5 °C	82 mm	-4 mm
Mar	20.3 °C	+3.8 °C	92 mm	-11 mm
Apr	25.0 °C	+3.1 °C	81 mm	-4 mm
May	26.2 °C	+0.2 °C	173 mm	+81 mm
Jun	31.4 °C	+1.7 °C	108 mm	+9 mm
Jul	32.9 °C	+1.8 °C	121 mm	-14 mm
Aug	27.9 °C	-2.1 °C	157 mm	+31 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.2 °C	55 mm	-52 mm
Oct	21.0 °C	-1.0 °C	76 mm	-0 mm
Nov	18.0 °C	+1.3 °C	54 mm	-25 mm
Dec	11.1 °C	-0.7 °C	61 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.9 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-10.6 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

42.4 mm

7 Apr 2025

Windiest day

34.8 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

97.2 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-15.1 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

7.0 cm

19 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Garner?

Garner has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 1,161 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garner?

The hottest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1977, reaching 41.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Garner?

The coldest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.1 °C.

Does it snow in Garner?

Yes. Garner gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.

Has the climate of Garner warmed?

Yes: Garner warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Garner?

The wettest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Garner?

The windiest day measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 62.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Garner?

The warmest month in Garner is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Garner?

Garner receives on average 1,161 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Garner?

Garner gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Garner?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Garner between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1966, with 28.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Garner?

Yes: Garner has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garner?

In Garner, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 21 January 1985.

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