Bognor Regis climate — normals and trends
Bognor Regis (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 805 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 August (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bognor Regis averages 4 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Bognor Regis has warmed by +1.4 °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 8 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.2 °C (on 27 June 1947) and the coldest -5.9 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
Bognor RegisEngland
- coords
- 50.78°, -0.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
805mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
30.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
26.2 °C
27 June 1947
Coldest day
-5.9 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
53 mm
5 September 1974
Windiest day
96.7 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
140.8 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
28.1 °C
4 August 1990
Coldest feels-like
-14.5 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
9.8 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
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 | 7.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 137 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 9.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 24 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 29 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 71 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 79 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 91 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 10.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 121 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 805 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bognor Regis?
The hottest day measured in Bognor Regis between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1947, reaching 26.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bognor Regis?
The coldest day measured in Bognor Regis between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bognor Regis?
Yes. Bognor Regis gets on average 7.2 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.
Has the climate of Bognor Regis warmed?
Yes: Bognor Regis warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bognor Regis?
The wettest day measured in Bognor Regis between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1974, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bognor Regis?
The windiest day measured in Bognor Regis between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 96.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bognor Regis?
The warmest month in Bognor Regis is August (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis receives on average 805 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bognor Regis?
Bognor Regis 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 Bognor Regis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bognor Regis between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 9.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bognor Regis?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bognor Regis.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bognor Regis?
In Bognor Regis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.1 °C on 4 August 1990, and the lowest was -14.5 °C on 12 January 1987.
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