Morganton climate — normals and trends
Morganton (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,156 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 (24.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Morganton averages 64 frost days, 42 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Morganton has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 72 to 56 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.3 °C (on 28 July 1952) and the coldest -23.3 °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
MorgantonNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.75°, -81.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,156mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
64 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
42 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
30 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
38.3 °C
28 July 1952
Coldest day
-23.3 °C
5 February 1996
Wettest day
145 mm
27 August 1995
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
22 September 1989
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
22 September 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
21 August 1983
Coldest feels-like
-28.7 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
32.3 cm
13 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.4 h
25 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 35 mm | -68 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 104 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 73 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 92 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 23.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 192 mm | +101 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 73 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 177 mm | +82 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -75 mm |
| Dec | 10.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | -48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morganton?
Morganton has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 1,156 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morganton?
The hottest day measured in Morganton between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1952, reaching 38.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morganton?
The coldest day measured in Morganton between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1996, at -23.3 °C.
Does it snow in Morganton?
Yes. Morganton gets on average 25.4 cm of snow per year and has around 64 frost days.
Has the climate of Morganton warmed?
Yes: Morganton warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morganton?
The wettest day measured in Morganton between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1995, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morganton?
The windiest day measured in Morganton between 1940 and 2025 was 22 September 1989, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morganton?
The warmest month in Morganton is July (24.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Morganton?
Morganton receives on average 1,156 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morganton?
Morganton 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 Morganton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morganton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1993, with 32.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morganton?
Yes: Morganton has on average 30 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morganton?
In Morganton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 21 August 1983, and the lowest was -28.7 °C on 20 January 1985.
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