High Point climate — normals and trends
High Point (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,136 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
High Point averages 60 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
High Point has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 53 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -20.4 °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
High PointNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.96°, -80.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,136mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
60 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
58 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.8 cm
Average feels-like high
20.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
63 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
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
40.9 °C
18 August 1988
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
111 mm
8 October 2016
Windiest day
51.0 km/h
22 September 1989
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
22 September 1989
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-26.9 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
32.3 cm
22 January 1987
Sunniest day
14.2 h
18 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 43 mm | -52 mm |
| Feb | 12.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 19.8 °C | +4.4 °C | 38 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 81 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 154 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 113 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 142 mm | +28 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 130 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 88 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 17.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 27 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 52 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of High Point?
High Point has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 1,136 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in High Point?
The hottest day measured in High Point between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in High Point?
The coldest day measured in High Point between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in High Point?
Yes. High Point gets on average 21.8 cm of snow per year and has around 60 frost days.
Has the climate of High Point warmed?
Yes: High Point warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in High Point?
The wettest day measured in High Point between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in High Point?
The windiest day measured in High Point between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1989, with winds reaching 51.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in High Point?
The warmest month in High Point is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in High Point?
High Point receives on average 1,136 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in High Point?
High Point gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in High Point?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in High Point between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1987, with 32.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in High Point?
Yes: High Point has on average 63 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in High Point?
In High Point, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -26.9 °C on 21 January 1985.
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