Basingstoke climate — normals and trends
Basingstoke (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 664 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Basingstoke averages 41 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Basingstoke has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 28 July 1947) and the coldest -17.3 °C (on 10 February 1986).
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
BasingstokeEngland
- coords
- 51.26°, -1.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
664mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.4 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
10 February 1986
Wettest day
50 mm
18 June 2021
Windiest day
65.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
133.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-22.7 °C
10 February 1986
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 90 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 30 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 27 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 69 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 54 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 58 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 100 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Basingstoke?
Basingstoke has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 664 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Basingstoke?
The hottest day measured in Basingstoke between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1947, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Basingstoke?
The coldest day measured in Basingstoke between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1986, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Basingstoke?
Yes. Basingstoke gets on average 12.6 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Basingstoke warmed?
Yes: Basingstoke warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Basingstoke?
The wettest day measured in Basingstoke between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2021, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Basingstoke?
The windiest day measured in Basingstoke between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Basingstoke?
The warmest month in Basingstoke is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Basingstoke?
Basingstoke receives on average 664 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Basingstoke?
Basingstoke gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Basingstoke?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Basingstoke between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Basingstoke?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Basingstoke.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Basingstoke?
In Basingstoke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -22.7 °C on 10 February 1986.
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