Lumberton climate — normals and trends
Lumberton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,184 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lumberton averages 36 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Lumberton has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -16.5 °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
LumbertonNorth Carolina
- coords
- 34.62°, -79.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,184mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
94 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
40.3 °C
29 June 2012
Coldest day
-16.5 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
186 mm
8 October 2016
Windiest day
72.1 km/h
5 September 1996
Strongest gust
154.4 km/h
5 September 1996
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
28.8 cm
11 December 1958
Sunniest day
13.9 h
20 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 45 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 40 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 21.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 81 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 26.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 140 mm | +49 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 189 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 159 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | -32 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 138 mm | +60 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 85 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lumberton?
Lumberton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,184 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lumberton?
The hottest day measured in Lumberton between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lumberton?
The coldest day measured in Lumberton between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lumberton?
Yes. Lumberton gets on average 5.6 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Lumberton warmed?
Yes: Lumberton warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lumberton?
The wettest day measured in Lumberton between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lumberton?
The windiest day measured in Lumberton between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1996, with winds reaching 72.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lumberton?
The warmest month in Lumberton is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lumberton?
Lumberton receives on average 1,184 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lumberton?
Lumberton gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lumberton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lumberton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1958, with 28.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lumberton?
Yes: Lumberton has on average 94 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lumberton?
In Lumberton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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