Lenoir climate — normals and trends
Lenoir (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,177 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Lenoir averages 68 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Lenoir has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 77 to 59 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.4 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -23.5 °C (on 5 February 1996).
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
LenoirNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.91°, -81.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.6°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,177mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
37.4 °C
18 August 1988
Coldest day
-23.5 °C
5 February 1996
Wettest day
167 mm
27 August 1995
Windiest day
46.3 km/h
22 September 1989
Strongest gust
139.3 km/h
22 September 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
34.0 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.4 h
25 June 2024
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 | 6.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 41 mm | -65 mm |
| Feb | 12.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 108 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 89 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 97 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 22.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 197 mm | +104 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 77 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 25.5 °C | -2.8 °C | 158 mm | +62 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 78 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 19.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 84 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 15.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 19 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 55 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lenoir?
Lenoir has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.6 °C and it receives 1,177 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lenoir?
The hottest day measured in Lenoir between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 37.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lenoir?
The coldest day measured in Lenoir between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1996, at -23.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lenoir?
Yes. Lenoir gets on average 30.3 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Lenoir warmed?
Yes: Lenoir warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lenoir?
The wettest day measured in Lenoir between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1995, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lenoir?
The windiest day measured in Lenoir between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1989, with winds reaching 46.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lenoir?
The warmest month in Lenoir is July (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lenoir?
Lenoir receives on average 1,177 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lenoir?
Lenoir gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lenoir?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lenoir between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 34.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lenoir?
Yes: Lenoir has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lenoir?
In Lenoir, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 20 January 1985.
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