Cheltenham climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Cheltenham?

Cheltenham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cheltenham?

The hottest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2009, reaching 37.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Cheltenham?

The coldest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1997, at 2.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Cheltenham?

Almost never: Cheltenham sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Cheltenham warmed?

Yes: Cheltenham warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Cheltenham?

The wettest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1973, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Cheltenham?

The windiest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1959, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Cheltenham?

The warmest month in Cheltenham is February (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Cheltenham?

Cheltenham receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Cheltenham?

Cheltenham gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Cheltenham (Australia) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 734 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 February (19.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Cheltenham averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.

Cheltenham has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 7 February 2009) and the coldest 2.8 °C (on 5 August 1997).

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

CheltenhamVictoria

coords: -37.97°, 145.05°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfbTemperate oceanicWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

14.6°C

Average daily high

17.2°C

Average daily low

12.2°C

Annual rainfall

734mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

26.1km/h

Seasonal range

9.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

3 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

126 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

15.3 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

40.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

4 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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

37.8 °C

7 February 2009

Coldest day

2.8 °C

5 August 1997

Wettest day

97 mm

5 February 1973

Windiest day

62.3 km/h

20 September 1959

Strongest gust

102.6 km/h

29 March 1987

Hottest feels-like

38.7 °C

16 January 2014

Coldest feels-like

-2.8 °C

25 July 1986

Sunniest day

14.6 h

28 December 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C5 January 2025	4.8 °C20 August 2025	15.2 °C	607 mm	8
2024	33.2 °C16 December 2024	3.6 °C7 July 2024	15.3 °C	635 mm	7
2023	32.3 °C17 February 2023	4.9 °C16 August 2023	15.0 °C	804 mm	4
2022	30.0 °C27 December 2022	3.6 °C20 July 2022	15.0 °C	1,049 mm	1
2021	31.6 °C25 January 2021	5.3 °C11 July 2021	14.6 °C	819 mm	2
2020	34.7 °C31 January 2020	5.1 °C9 June 2020	14.7 °C	898 mm	3
2019	35.6 °C25 January 2019	4.1 °C24 June 2019	15.1 °C	657 mm	14
2018	33.6 °C6 January 2018	5.0 °C29 August 2018	15.3 °C	589 mm	8
2017	31.0 °C29 November 2017	4.7 °C12 July 2017	15.2 °C	799 mm	4
2016	33.1 °C13 January 2016	5.7 °C5 August 2016	15.1 °C	827 mm	5
2015	33.0 °C19 December 2015	4.2 °C20 July 2015	14.9 °C	517 mm	7
2014	34.9 °C16 January 2014	4.1 °C23 July 2014	15.3 °C	618 mm	7
2013	33.0 °C4 January 2013	4.5 °C20 June 2013	15.2 °C	716 mm	7
2012	32.4 °C23 December 2012	4.5 °C7 July 2012	14.9 °C	823 mm	3
2011	32.2 °C1 February 2011	4.2 °C16 July 2011	14.8 °C	854 mm	2
2010	33.3 °C11 January 2010	4.5 °C9 July 2010	14.9 °C	877 mm	4
2009	37.8 °C7 February 2009	4.9 °C8 July 2009	15.0 °C	527 mm	8
2008	31.3 °C14 March 2008	4.2 °C24 July 2008	14.6 °C	521 mm	7
2007	32.7 °C17 February 2007	5.1 °C24 June 2007	15.3 °C	713 mm	5
2006	32.7 °C22 January 2006	4.7 °C21 July 2006	14.4 °C	465 mm	5
2005	30.8 °C25 January 2005	5.1 °C27 August 2005	15.1 °C	668 mm	3
2004	31.2 °C8 February 2004	4.9 °C22 July 2004	14.4 °C	793 mm	2
2003	32.9 °C25 January 2003	3.7 °C20 August 2003	14.6 °C	661 mm	4
2002	29.8 °C1 February 2002	4.9 °C25 August 2002	14.7 °C	590 mm	0
2001	31.0 °C11 January 2001	5.0 °C4 July 2001	14.8 °C	731 mm	6
2000	32.4 °C4 February 2000	4.8 °C18 August 2000	14.9 °C	773 mm	8
1999	29.6 °C4 February 1999	5.5 °C12 September 1999	14.9 °C	749 mm	0
1998	33.2 °C26 February 1998	4.7 °C24 July 1998	14.4 °C	720 mm	6
1997	33.8 °C19 February 1997	2.8 °C5 August 1997	14.6 °C	474 mm	6
1996	31.3 °C14 January 1996	4.0 °C16 June 1996	13.9 °C	921 mm	1
1995	30.3 °C25 February 1995	5.0 °C22 June 1995	13.8 °C	978 mm	1
1994	32.5 °C26 January 1994	3.4 °C28 June 1994	14.2 °C	641 mm	3
1993	30.8 °C1 February 1993	4.1 °C28 June 1993	14.7 °C	910 mm	5
1992	30.2 °C20 January 1992	4.4 °C29 August 1992	14.1 °C	904 mm	1
1991	32.0 °C7 March 1991	5.7 °C18 August 1991	14.4 °C	898 mm	5
1990	30.4 °C24 January 1990	5.4 °C11 July 1990	14.8 °C	742 mm	1
1989	32.0 °C28 January 1989	3.4 °C22 July 1989	14.6 °C	870 mm	3
1988	31.2 °C15 January 1988	5.7 °C3 July 1988	15.1 °C	700 mm	2
1987	30.0 °C2 February 1987	4.8 °C17 June 1987	14.1 °C	745 mm	1
1986	31.1 °C8 February 1986	3.9 °C25 July 1986	14.0 °C	907 mm	1
1985	31.9 °C14 January 1985	4.6 °C27 July 1985	14.4 °C	865 mm	1
1984	29.1 °C27 February 1984	3.9 °C15 July 1984	14.2 °C	768 mm	0
1983	33.8 °C16 February 1983	4.1 °C24 July 1983	14.4 °C	906 mm	6
1982	34.4 °C24 January 1982	3.2 °C22 July 1982	14.6 °C	557 mm	7
1981	34.5 °C14 January 1981	5.7 °C21 May 1981	14.8 °C	742 mm	5
1980	33.4 °C20 February 1980	4.6 °C24 July 1980	14.7 °C	701 mm	4
1979	31.6 °C2 February 1979	5.5 °C26 July 1979	14.5 °C	700 mm	2
1978	30.8 °C11 March 1978	4.1 °C14 September 1978	14.3 °C	980 mm	1
1977	31.7 °C17 February 1977	4.4 °C9 July 1977	14.2 °C	723 mm	3
1976	30.8 °C4 January 1976	3.8 °C28 July 1976	14.2 °C	706 mm	1
1975	32.5 °C6 February 1975	5.4 °C4 July 1975	14.5 °C	903 mm	3
1974	29.4 °C31 January 1974	3.5 °C12 July 1974	14.4 °C	852 mm	0
1973	31.8 °C2 January 1973	4.7 °C6 July 1973	14.5 °C	973 mm	2
1972	29.8 °C20 December 1972	3.8 °C18 August 1972	14.5 °C	551 mm	0
1971	29.6 °C7 January 1971	4.7 °C1 July 1971	14.4 °C	959 mm	0
1970	32.0 °C9 February 1970	5.0 °C8 August 1970	14.1 °C	870 mm	2
1969	31.5 °C8 January 1969	3.5 °C16 June 1969	14.4 °C	835 mm	1
1968	33.1 °C17 February 1968	5.5 °C16 July 1968	14.6 °C	851 mm	5
1967	31.3 °C7 February 1967	4.3 °C17 August 1967	14.6 °C	460 mm	3
1966	30.7 °C8 March 1966	4.7 °C20 July 1966	14.4 °C	805 mm	2
1965	31.3 °C17 January 1965	4.5 °C28 June 1965	14.4 °C	633 mm	4
1964	30.6 °C19 March 1964	5.9 °C12 August 1964	14.2 °C	963 mm	1
1963	29.3 °C9 January 1963	4.4 °C15 July 1963	14.5 °C	808 mm	0
1962	32.4 °C16 January 1962	4.1 °C12 July 1962	14.7 °C	675 mm	3
1961	30.7 °C28 January 1961	4.9 °C21 July 1961	15.3 °C	591 mm	1
1960	31.9 °C17 January 1960	3.2 °C2 July 1960	14.3 °C	914 mm	6
1959	35.1 °C19 January 1959	4.6 °C10 July 1959	14.7 °C	639 mm	7
1958	29.1 °C26 February 1958	3.7 °C11 July 1958	14.1 °C	779 mm	0
1957	31.2 °C30 January 1957	4.2 °C2 September 1957	14.3 °C	650 mm	1
1956	29.1 °C21 February 1956	3.7 °C10 July 1956	14.3 °C	855 mm	0
1955	33.8 °C2 January 1955	4.7 °C3 July 1955	14.4 °C	707 mm	2
1954	30.4 °C26 December 1954	3.4 °C12 July 1954	14.2 °C	718 mm	3
1953	30.0 °C17 March 1953	4.0 °C12 July 1953	14.2 °C	667 mm	1
1952	30.7 °C24 January 1952	4.8 °C21 July 1952	13.9 °C	837 mm	1
1951	33.2 °C31 January 1951	4.9 °C2 July 1951	14.7 °C	683 mm	8
1950	33.1 °C5 December 1950	3.8 °C12 June 1950	14.6 °C	474 mm	6
1949	29.1 °C29 January 1949	4.6 °C24 June 1949	13.6 °C	806 mm	0
1948	32.3 °C20 January 1948	3.3 °C18 July 1948	13.8 °C	662 mm	3
1947	30.9 °C3 February 1947	4.1 °C26 June 1947	14.4 °C	685 mm	1
1946	32.8 °C13 December 1946	4.7 °C28 June 1946	13.7 °C	756 mm	3
1945	30.3 °C8 January 1945	3.0 °C11 July 1945	13.7 °C	688 mm	1
1944	34.6 °C22 January 1944	3.1 °C16 July 1944	13.8 °C	573 mm	2
1943	31.7 °C17 February 1943	3.2 °C20 August 1943	13.5 °C	522 mm	1
1942	30.7 °C3 March 1942	3.3 °C30 July 1942	13.9 °C	618 mm	4
1941	30.7 °C28 November 1941	3.5 °C8 July 1941	13.9 °C	558 mm	2
1940	33.2 °C13 February 1940	3.8 °C18 August 1940	14.2 °C	312 mm	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.0 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

607 mm

-127 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.6 °C	+1.6 °C	31 mm	-13 mm
Feb	24.0 °C	+1.8 °C	28 mm	-15 mm
Mar	23.0 °C	+2.1 °C	36 mm	-9 mm
Apr	20.5 °C	+2.2 °C	29 mm	-34 mm
May	16.8 °C	+1.4 °C	25 mm	-49 mm
Jun	13.0 °C	0.0 °C	70 mm	+6 mm
Jul	12.7 °C	+0.5 °C	56 mm	-11 mm
Aug	13.4 °C	+0.5 °C	45 mm	-27 mm
Sep	15.2 °C	+0.8 °C	42 mm	-28 mm
Oct	17.1 °C	+0.7 °C	74 mm	+3 mm
Nov	17.4 °C	-0.9 °C	130 mm	+66 mm
Dec	20.1 °C	-0.1 °C	42 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

5 Jan 2025

Coldest day

4.8 °C

20 Aug 2025

Wettest day

22.3 mm

3 Nov 2025

Windiest day

56.4 km/h

30 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

22 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.1 °C

5 Jan 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.9 °C

30 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

14.6 h

28 Dec 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Cheltenham?

Cheltenham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cheltenham?

The hottest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 2009, reaching 37.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Cheltenham?

The coldest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1997, at 2.8 °C.

Does it snow in Cheltenham?

Almost never: Cheltenham sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Cheltenham warmed?

Yes: Cheltenham warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Cheltenham?

The wettest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1973, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Cheltenham?

The windiest day measured in Cheltenham between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1959, with winds reaching 62.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Cheltenham?

The warmest month in Cheltenham is February (19.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (10.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Cheltenham?

Cheltenham receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Cheltenham?

Cheltenham gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Cheltenham?

Yes: Cheltenham has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cheltenham?

In Cheltenham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.7 °C on 16 January 2014, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 25 July 1986.

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