Billingshurst climate — normals and trends
Billingshurst (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 641 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Billingshurst averages 33 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Billingshurst has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 19 July 2006) and the coldest -14.3 °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
BillingshurstEngland
- coords
- 51.02°, -0.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
641mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
33 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.3 °C
19 July 2006
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
10 February 1986
Wettest day
45 mm
8 August 1992
Windiest day
78.7 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
142.9 km/h
30 October 2000
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
27 June 1947
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
10 February 1986
Snowiest day
11.0 cm
29 March 1952
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 | 6.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 103 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 14 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 25 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 70 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 18.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | +28 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Billingshurst?
Billingshurst has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 641 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Billingshurst?
The hottest day measured in Billingshurst between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2006, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Billingshurst?
The coldest day measured in Billingshurst between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1986, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Billingshurst?
Yes. Billingshurst gets on average 9.0 cm of snow per year and has around 33 frost days.
Has the climate of Billingshurst warmed?
Yes: Billingshurst warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Billingshurst?
The wettest day measured in Billingshurst between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1992, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Billingshurst?
The windiest day measured in Billingshurst between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 78.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Billingshurst?
The warmest month in Billingshurst is July (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Billingshurst?
Billingshurst receives on average 641 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Billingshurst?
Billingshurst gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Billingshurst?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Billingshurst between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1952, with 11.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Billingshurst?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Billingshurst.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Billingshurst?
In Billingshurst, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 27 June 1947, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 10 February 1986.
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