Barnoldswick climate — normals and trends
Barnoldswick (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (13.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Barnoldswick averages 63 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Barnoldswick 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 84 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -19.3 °C (on 23 February 1947).
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
BarnoldswickEngland
- coords
- 53.92°, -2.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
4.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
55.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
1.5 °C
Average peak gust
45.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.3 °C
23 February 1947
Wettest day
67 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
156.2 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.2 °C
23 February 1947
Snowiest day
22.6 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.3 h
26 June 1995
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 110 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 58 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 21 mm | -58 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 57 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 121 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 97 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 14.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 196 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 8.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 157 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 7.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 162 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barnoldswick?
Barnoldswick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barnoldswick?
The hottest day measured in Barnoldswick between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barnoldswick?
The coldest day measured in Barnoldswick between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1947, at -19.3 °C.
Does it snow in Barnoldswick?
Yes. Barnoldswick gets on average 55.9 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Barnoldswick warmed?
Yes: Barnoldswick warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barnoldswick?
The wettest day measured in Barnoldswick between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barnoldswick?
The windiest day measured in Barnoldswick between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barnoldswick?
The warmest month in Barnoldswick is July (13.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Barnoldswick?
Barnoldswick receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barnoldswick?
Barnoldswick gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Barnoldswick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Barnoldswick between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 22.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Barnoldswick?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Barnoldswick.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barnoldswick?
In Barnoldswick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -24.2 °C on 23 February 1947.
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