New Bern climate — normals and trends
New Bern (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,404 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
New Bern averages 25 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
New Bern has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 9 June 2008) and the coldest -18.5 °C (on 25 December 1989).
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
New BernNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.11°, -77.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,404mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
43 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
105 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
38.6 °C
9 June 2008
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
25 December 1989
Wettest day
232 mm
14 September 2018
Windiest day
63.6 km/h
14 September 2018
Strongest gust
153.7 km/h
18 September 2003
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
9 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-23.7 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
28.5 cm
10 February 1973
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 May 1940
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 | 8.5 °C | -2.9 °C | 62 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 49 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 91 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 44 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 208 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 223 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 152 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 215 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 56 mm | -87 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 95 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 16 mm | -66 mm |
| Dec | 12.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 91 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Bern?
New Bern has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,404 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Bern?
The hottest day measured in New Bern between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2008, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Bern?
The coldest day measured in New Bern between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1989, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in New Bern?
Yes. New Bern gets on average 6.0 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of New Bern warmed?
Yes: New Bern warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Bern?
The wettest day measured in New Bern between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2018, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Bern?
The windiest day measured in New Bern between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2018, with winds reaching 63.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Bern?
The warmest month in New Bern is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in New Bern?
New Bern receives on average 1,404 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Bern?
New Bern gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Bern?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Bern between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1973, with 28.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Bern?
Yes: New Bern has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Bern?
In New Bern, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 9 July 1977, and the lowest was -23.7 °C on 21 January 1985.
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