Rocky Mount climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,155 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rocky Mount?

The hottest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rocky Mount?

The coldest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -19.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rocky Mount?

Yes. Rocky Mount gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Rocky Mount warmed?

Yes: Rocky Mount warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rocky Mount?

The wettest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rocky Mount?

The windiest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 63.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rocky Mount?

The warmest month in Rocky Mount is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount receives on average 1,155 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rocky Mount (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.0 °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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Rocky Mount averages 46 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.

Rocky Mount has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 18 August 1988) and the coldest -19.8 °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

Rocky MountNorth Carolina

coords: 35.94°, -77.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

16.0°C

Average daily high

21.3°C

Average daily low

11.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,155mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

16.1km/h

Seasonal range

20.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

46 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

124 d/yr

Annual snowfall

13.4 cm

Average feels-like high

21.2 °C

Average feels-like low

9.9 °C

Average peak gust

35.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

81 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.8 °C

18 August 1988

Coldest day

-19.8 °C

21 January 1985

Wettest day

149 mm

8 October 2016

Windiest day

63.8 km/h

6 September 1996

Strongest gust

150.8 km/h

18 September 2003

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest feels-like

-26.4 °C

21 January 1985

Snowiest day

30.6 cm

26 January 1966

Sunniest day

14.1 h

18 June 2016

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.3 °C27 July 2025	-10.0 °C23 January 2025	16.6 °C	1,065 mm	71	50
2024	36.2 °C26 June 2024	-9.3 °C22 January 2024	17.0 °C	1,146 mm	72	35
2023	35.9 °C15 August 2023	-5.3 °C4 February 2023	17.2 °C	1,120 mm	72	31
2022	36.7 °C17 June 2022	-12.8 °C23 January 2022	16.6 °C	1,066 mm	79	52
2021	35.1 °C28 August 2021	-5.9 °C30 January 2021	16.9 °C	1,108 mm	82	35
2020	36.7 °C19 July 2020	-5.6 °C22 February 2020	17.5 °C	1,517 mm	81	28
2019	36.8 °C17 July 2019	-6.6 °C22 January 2019	17.5 °C	1,064 mm	107	34
2018	36.0 °C19 June 2018	-14.0 °C7 January 2018	16.8 °C	1,415 mm	91	43
2017	35.3 °C18 August 2017	-14.8 °C9 January 2017	17.2 °C	1,108 mm	73	37
2016	36.4 °C28 July 2016	-8.2 °C14 February 2016	16.9 °C	1,365 mm	81	42
2015	37.7 °C16 June 2015	-12.7 °C20 February 2015	16.9 °C	1,275 mm	71	43
2014	35.5 °C18 June 2014	-13.7 °C30 January 2014	15.7 °C	1,104 mm	68	55
2013	35.7 °C13 June 2013	-7.0 °C25 November 2013	15.9 °C	1,255 mm	69	48
2012	39.3 °C29 June 2012	-6.6 °C4 January 2012	16.8 °C	1,114 mm	58	24
2011	38.7 °C23 July 2011	-8.7 °C23 January 2011	16.8 °C	1,081 mm	89	45
2010	37.1 °C12 August 2010	-10.3 °C1 February 2010	16.3 °C	1,145 mm	107	66
2009	35.4 °C20 June 2009	-13.1 °C17 January 2009	16.1 °C	1,184 mm	57	45
2008	36.8 °C9 June 2008	-8.8 °C4 January 2008	16.4 °C	1,152 mm	60	36
2007	38.8 °C8 August 2007	-8.3 °C6 February 2007	17.0 °C	782 mm	89	45
2006	36.3 °C3 August 2006	-7.0 °C9 December 2006	16.6 °C	1,242 mm	64	25
2005	37.8 °C27 July 2005	-9.5 °C19 January 2005	16.2 °C	1,087 mm	75	45
2004	35.4 °C18 June 2004	-9.1 °C11 January 2004	16.1 °C	1,180 mm	60	54
2003	34.4 °C9 July 2003	-8.4 °C24 January 2003	15.7 °C	1,540 mm	50	49
2002	36.8 °C30 July 2002	-7.1 °C5 January 2002	16.5 °C	1,233 mm	67	43
2001	34.4 °C8 August 2001	-7.7 °C3 January 2001	16.3 °C	831 mm	37	40
2000	33.4 °C10 July 2000	-14.6 °C28 January 2000	15.5 °C	1,142 mm	51	51
1999	38.7 °C1 August 1999	-8.6 °C6 January 1999	16.5 °C	1,282 mm	54	37
1998	36.9 °C27 June 1998	-6.0 °C1 January 1998	16.9 °C	1,280 mm	79	21
1997	35.2 °C4 July 1997	-10.8 °C19 January 1997	15.4 °C	1,041 mm	46	31
1996	34.9 °C19 May 1996	-17.8 °C5 February 1996	15.3 °C	1,434 mm	45	59
1995	35.7 °C23 July 1995	-8.7 °C6 February 1995	15.9 °C	1,175 mm	60	49
1994	34.6 °C16 June 1994	-13.7 °C19 January 1994	16.2 °C	1,142 mm	61	34
1993	37.9 °C9 July 1993	-5.7 °C3 February 1993	16.2 °C	1,175 mm	89	49
1992	38.0 °C11 July 1992	-6.9 °C25 December 1992	15.6 °C	1,295 mm	54	46
1991	36.4 °C23 July 1991	-8.0 °C16 February 1991	16.8 °C	1,122 mm	80	39
1990	37.4 °C5 July 1990	-6.6 °C26 February 1990	17.5 °C	950 mm	81	25
1989	36.1 °C2 June 1989	-11.4 °C25 December 1989	15.8 °C	1,469 mm	67	55
1988	39.8 °C18 August 1988	-7.7 °C7 January 1988	15.4 °C	1,081 mm	72	56
1987	37.4 °C21 July 1987	-8.3 °C24 January 1987	15.9 °C	1,046 mm	85	46
1986	38.2 °C19 July 1986	-10.0 °C28 January 1986	16.5 °C	996 mm	82	45
1985	36.0 °C10 June 1985	-19.8 °C21 January 1985	16.4 °C	1,139 mm	77	56
1984	35.6 °C11 July 1984	-11.7 °C22 January 1984	15.9 °C	1,239 mm	66	53
1983	38.2 °C22 August 1983	-14.1 °C25 December 1983	15.8 °C	1,297 mm	75	42
1982	34.6 °C9 July 1982	-13.9 °C11 January 1982	15.9 °C	1,202 mm	58	47
1981	36.9 °C16 June 1981	-13.1 °C31 January 1981	15.2 °C	1,023 mm	66	61
1980	38.5 °C1 August 1980	-13.7 °C3 February 1980	15.7 °C	883 mm	87	53
1979	35.4 °C10 August 1979	-19.7 °C10 February 1979	15.4 °C	1,156 mm	45	59
1978	36.0 °C28 June 1978	-11.3 °C23 February 1978	15.2 °C	1,169 mm	70	70
1977	38.9 °C9 July 1977	-15.5 °C17 January 1977	15.9 °C	1,149 mm	85	69
1976	36.4 °C24 July 1976	-12.5 °C19 January 1976	15.3 °C	1,047 mm	50	61
1975	35.3 °C25 August 1975	-8.1 °C19 December 1975	16.4 °C	1,174 mm	75	44
1974	36.7 °C23 June 1974	-6.9 °C27 November 1974	16.0 °C	1,227 mm	48	39
1973	34.6 °C4 July 1973	-15.8 °C14 January 1973	16.0 °C	1,151 mm	59	47
1972	35.5 °C24 July 1972	-12.6 °C16 January 1972	15.3 °C	1,354 mm	41	41
1971	34.5 °C28 June 1971	-10.7 °C2 February 1971	15.8 °C	1,341 mm	51	52
1970	35.2 °C18 June 1970	-12.6 °C22 January 1970	15.5 °C	983 mm	67	65
1969	36.5 °C6 July 1969	-10.8 °C6 January 1969	14.8 °C	1,065 mm	54	61
1968	35.9 °C26 June 1968	-10.1 °C12 January 1968	15.4 °C	992 mm	61	66
1967	34.0 °C28 May 1967	-9.9 °C25 February 1967	15.4 °C	1,104 mm	44	48
1966	34.9 °C13 July 1966	-13.4 °C31 January 1966	14.9 °C	1,198 mm	55	60
1965	34.1 °C19 August 1965	-15.1 °C1 February 1965	15.4 °C	866 mm	66	62
1964	36.4 °C10 June 1964	-9.7 °C15 January 1964	15.7 °C	1,375 mm	46	44
1963	35.6 °C10 June 1963	-9.9 °C24 January 1963	14.9 °C	985 mm	57	63
1962	34.5 °C19 May 1962	-12.2 °C11 January 1962	15.2 °C	1,176 mm	56	50
1961	34.8 °C26 July 1961	-7.9 °C22 January 1961	15.5 °C	1,148 mm	69	44
1960	35.3 °C24 June 1960	-8.9 °C13 March 1960	15.1 °C	1,156 mm	65	67
1959	36.7 °C29 June 1959	-11.0 °C18 January 1959	16.1 °C	1,266 mm	61	48
1958	35.1 °C30 July 1958	-15.8 °C16 December 1958	14.8 °C	1,165 mm	65	58
1957	36.6 °C9 July 1957	-12.4 °C18 January 1957	16.4 °C	1,154 mm	77	33
1956	35.9 °C27 June 1956	-6.2 °C28 January 1956	16.1 °C	1,192 mm	69	43
1955	36.8 °C28 July 1955	-12.2 °C31 January 1955	15.8 °C	1,138 mm	68	58
1954	38.0 °C27 June 1954	-8.6 °C7 December 1954	16.1 °C	1,004 mm	81	49
1953	36.8 °C31 July 1953	-8.1 °C19 December 1953	16.8 °C	995 mm	83	32
1952	38.7 °C29 July 1952	-8.5 °C31 January 1952	16.2 °C	1,092 mm	85	38
1951	36.4 °C2 June 1951	-9.6 °C4 February 1951	15.7 °C	1,160 mm	64	54
1950	35.7 °C27 June 1950	-7.6 °C19 December 1950	15.8 °C	936 mm	43	49
1949	35.7 °C27 July 1949	-4.1 °C4 December 1949	16.7 °C	1,176 mm	52	28
1948	36.8 °C29 August 1948	-16.6 °C27 December 1948	15.9 °C	1,242 mm	61	46
1947	34.5 °C17 August 1947	-7.8 °C9 February 1947	15.4 °C	1,045 mm	47	54
1946	33.8 °C18 June 1946	-6.0 °C28 January 1946	16.4 °C	1,150 mm	25	28
1945	36.3 °C30 June 1945	-5.2 °C1 February 1945	16.3 °C	1,332 mm	56	36
1944	37.4 °C19 June 1944	-9.3 °C10 January 1944	16.3 °C	1,217 mm	63	31
1943	35.4 °C4 June 1943	-6.0 °C15 February 1943	15.9 °C	987 mm	66	37
1942	36.8 °C20 July 1942	-8.5 °C21 December 1942	16.4 °C	1,176 mm	55	39
1941	35.7 °C29 May 1941	-4.1 °C1 March 1941	16.3 °C	1,155 mm	57	39
1940	36.2 °C27 July 1940	-12.0 °C29 January 1940	15.5 °C	1,325 mm	39	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.9 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

71 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

50 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1065 mm

-90 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	8.3 °C	-2.1 °C	39 mm	-52 mm
Feb	13.5 °C	+1.2 °C	93 mm	+7 mm
Mar	20.4 °C	+3.9 °C	84 mm	-19 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	+2.8 °C	86 mm	+3 mm
May	26.0 °C	+0.2 °C	173 mm	+81 mm
Jun	31.1 °C	+1.6 °C	107 mm	+12 mm
Jul	33.1 °C	+2.1 °C	86 mm	-45 mm
Aug	28.1 °C	-2.0 °C	149 mm	+22 mm
Sep	26.9 °C	-0.3 °C	57 mm	-52 mm
Oct	21.3 °C	-0.8 °C	79 mm	+1 mm
Nov	18.1 °C	+1.2 °C	37 mm	-42 mm
Dec	11.0 °C	-1.0 °C	77 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-10.0 °C

23 Jan 2025

Wettest day

51.9 mm

13 May 2025

Windiest day

40.7 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

106.2 km/h

16 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

24 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-14.3 °C

23 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

8.5 cm

19 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.1 h

20 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.0 °C and it receives 1,155 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rocky Mount?

The hottest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1988, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rocky Mount?

The coldest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -19.8 °C.

Does it snow in Rocky Mount?

Yes. Rocky Mount gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.

Has the climate of Rocky Mount warmed?

Yes: Rocky Mount warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rocky Mount?

The wettest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2016, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rocky Mount?

The windiest day measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1996, with winds reaching 63.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rocky Mount?

The warmest month in Rocky Mount is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount receives on average 1,155 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rocky Mount?

Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rocky Mount between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1966, with 30.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Rocky Mount?

Yes: Rocky Mount has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rocky Mount?

In Rocky Mount, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 21 January 1985.

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