Benwell climate — normals and trends
Benwell (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 724 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 (15.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Benwell averages 42 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Benwell has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 60 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -20.4 °C (on 16 February 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
BenwellEngland
- coords
- 54.97°, -1.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.8°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
724mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
35.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
35.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.4 °C
16 February 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
26 August 1986
Windiest day
63.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
130.3 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-25.2 °C
16 February 1940
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.4 h
24 June 1949
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 | 5.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 56 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 16.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 19.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 55 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 87 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 20.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 35 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 80 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 110 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 78 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benwell?
Benwell has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 724 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benwell?
The hottest day measured in Benwell between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benwell?
The coldest day measured in Benwell between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1940, at -20.4 °C.
Does it snow in Benwell?
Yes. Benwell gets on average 35.5 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Benwell warmed?
Yes: Benwell warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benwell?
The wettest day measured in Benwell between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1986, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benwell?
The windiest day measured in Benwell between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benwell?
The warmest month in Benwell is July (15.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Benwell?
Benwell receives on average 724 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benwell?
Benwell gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Benwell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Benwell between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Benwell?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Benwell.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benwell?
In Benwell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -25.2 °C on 16 February 1940.
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