Pinehurst climate — normals and trends
Pinehurst (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,155 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pinehurst averages 48 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Pinehurst has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 9 July 1977) and the coldest -18.8 °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
PinehurstNorth Carolina
- coords
- 35.20°, -79.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,155mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.6 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
41.6 °C
9 July 1977
Coldest day
-18.8 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
138 mm
16 September 2024
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
6 September 1996
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
6 September 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.4 °C
30 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
21 January 1985
Snowiest day
21.5 cm
9 February 1948
Sunniest day
14.1 h
18 June 2016
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 | 8.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 38 mm | -53 mm |
| Feb | 14.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 58 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 21.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 60 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 177 mm | +86 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 132 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 151 mm | +28 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 65 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 63 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 55 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 46 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pinehurst?
Pinehurst has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 1,155 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pinehurst?
The hottest day measured in Pinehurst between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1977, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pinehurst?
The coldest day measured in Pinehurst between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Pinehurst?
Yes. Pinehurst gets on average 10.8 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Pinehurst warmed?
Yes: Pinehurst warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pinehurst?
The wettest day measured in Pinehurst between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 2024, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pinehurst?
The windiest day measured in Pinehurst between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pinehurst?
The warmest month in Pinehurst is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pinehurst?
Pinehurst receives on average 1,155 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pinehurst?
Pinehurst gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pinehurst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pinehurst between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1948, with 21.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pinehurst?
Yes: Pinehurst has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pinehurst?
In Pinehurst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 30 June 2012, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 21 January 1985.
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