Bargoed climate — normals and trends
Bargoed (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,016 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 (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bargoed averages 51 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Bargoed has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 67 to 35 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -21.6 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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
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- coords
- 51.68°, -3.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,016mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
19.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
33.1 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-21.6 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
64 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
144.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
33.7 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-26.6 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
30.2 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2025
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 | 6.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 132 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 93 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 20 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 72 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -50 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 82 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 138 mm | +57 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 107 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 192 mm | +99 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 183 mm | +83 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bargoed?
Bargoed has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,016 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bargoed?
The hottest day measured in Bargoed between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 33.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bargoed?
The coldest day measured in Bargoed between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -21.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bargoed?
Yes. Bargoed gets on average 29.3 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Bargoed warmed?
Yes: Bargoed warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bargoed?
The wettest day measured in Bargoed between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bargoed?
The windiest day measured in Bargoed between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bargoed?
The warmest month in Bargoed is July (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bargoed?
Bargoed receives on average 1,016 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bargoed?
Bargoed gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bargoed?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bargoed between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bargoed?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bargoed.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bargoed?
In Bargoed, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.7 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 21 January 1940.
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