Hull climate — normals and trends
Hull (Canada) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 996 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 (20.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hull averages 155 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Hull has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 159 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 20 July 1977) and the coldest -38.5 °C (on 15 January 1957).
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
HullQuebec
- coords
- 45.43°, -75.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.9°C
Average daily high
10.7°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
996mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
30.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
155 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
153.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
37.1 °C
20 July 1977
Coldest day
-38.5 °C
15 January 1957
Wettest day
88 mm
26 June 1998
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
25 November 1950
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
30 November 1963
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
1 August 1975
Coldest feels-like
-44.2 °C
15 January 1957
Snowiest day
28.2 cm
3 April 1975
Sunniest day
15.5 h
21 June 2006
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 | -5.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | -5.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 72 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 4.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 112 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 101 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 60 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 44 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 90 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 87 mm | +1 mm |
| Dec | -3.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 72 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hull?
Hull has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.9 °C and it receives 996 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hull?
The hottest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1977, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hull?
The coldest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1957, at -38.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hull?
Yes. Hull gets on average 153.4 cm of snow per year and has around 155 frost days.
Has the climate of Hull warmed?
Yes: Hull warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hull?
The wettest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1998, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hull?
The windiest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1950, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hull?
The warmest month in Hull is July (20.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hull?
Hull receives on average 996 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hull?
Hull gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hull?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 1975, with 28.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hull?
Yes: Hull has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hull?
In Hull, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 1 August 1975, and the lowest was -44.2 °C on 15 January 1957.
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