Laurinburg climate — normals and trends
Laurinburg (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,132 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Laurinburg averages 41 frost days, 82 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Laurinburg has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 9 July 1977) and the coldest -17.3 °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
LaurinburgNorth Carolina
- coords
- 34.77°, -79.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,132mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
82 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
10.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
91 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
41.9 °C
9 July 1977
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
161 mm
8 October 2016
Windiest day
64.2 km/h
8 October 2016
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
22 September 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-23.9 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
11 December 1958
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 June 2012
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 37 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 22.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 61 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 26.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 75 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 166 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 94 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 136 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 117 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 22.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 111 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 13.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laurinburg?
Laurinburg has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 1,132 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laurinburg?
The hottest day measured in Laurinburg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1977, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laurinburg?
The coldest day measured in Laurinburg between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Laurinburg?
Yes. Laurinburg gets on average 6.9 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Laurinburg warmed?
Yes: Laurinburg warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laurinburg?
The wettest day measured in Laurinburg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laurinburg?
The windiest day measured in Laurinburg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with winds reaching 64.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laurinburg?
The warmest month in Laurinburg is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Laurinburg?
Laurinburg receives on average 1,132 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laurinburg?
Laurinburg 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 Laurinburg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laurinburg between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1958, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laurinburg?
Yes: Laurinburg has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laurinburg?
In Laurinburg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -23.9 °C on 21 January 1985.
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