Bodmin climate — normals and trends
Bodmin (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 923 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bodmin averages 11 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Bodmin has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 17 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 14 January 1963).
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
BodminEngland
- coords
- 50.47°, -4.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
923mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
29.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
61 mm
24 October 2011
Windiest day
77.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
3 August 1990
Coldest feels-like
-15.9 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
18 January 1985
Sunniest day
15.8 h
18 June 1945
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 | 8.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 127 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 9.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 102 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 86 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 58 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 135 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 97 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 147 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 179 mm | +85 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bodmin?
Bodmin has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 923 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bodmin?
The hottest day measured in Bodmin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bodmin?
The coldest day measured in Bodmin between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bodmin?
Yes. Bodmin gets on average 4.4 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Bodmin warmed?
Yes: Bodmin warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bodmin?
The wettest day measured in Bodmin between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2011, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bodmin?
The windiest day measured in Bodmin between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 77.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bodmin?
The warmest month in Bodmin is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bodmin?
Bodmin receives on average 923 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bodmin?
Bodmin gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bodmin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bodmin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1985, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bodmin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bodmin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bodmin?
In Bodmin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 3 August 1990, and the lowest was -15.9 °C on 12 January 1987.
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