Leland climate — normals and trends
Leland (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,310 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Leland averages 22 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Leland has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 26 June 1952) and the coldest -15.1 °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
LelandNorth Carolina
- coords
- 34.26°, -78.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
13.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,310mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
109 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.002
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
37.5 °C
26 June 1952
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
199 mm
26 August 1998
Windiest day
79.3 km/h
5 September 1996
Strongest gust
175.0 km/h
5 September 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-22.0 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
10 February 1973
Sunniest day
13.9 h
23 June 2025
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 | 9.9 °C | -3.1 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 19.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 112 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 23.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 171 mm | +73 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 123 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 207 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 227 mm | +54 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 59 mm | -83 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 131 mm | +44 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 22 mm | -57 mm |
| Dec | 13.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 88 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Leland?
Leland has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 1,310 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Leland?
The hottest day measured in Leland between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1952, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Leland?
The coldest day measured in Leland between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Leland?
Yes. Leland gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Leland warmed?
Yes: Leland warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Leland?
The wettest day measured in Leland between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1998, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Leland?
The windiest day measured in Leland between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1996, with winds reaching 79.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Leland?
The warmest month in Leland is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Leland?
Leland receives on average 1,310 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Leland?
Leland gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Leland?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Leland between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1973, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Leland?
Yes: Leland has on average 109 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Leland?
In Leland, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -22.0 °C on 21 January 1985.
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