Bothwell climate — normals and trends
Bothwell (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 1,047 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 (14.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bothwell averages 54 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Bothwell 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 74 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.4 °C (on 4 August 1975) and the coldest -18.8 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
BothwellScotland
- coords
- 55.80°, -4.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,047mm
Sunshine / day
6.8h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
29.4 °C
4 August 1975
Coldest day
-18.8 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
60 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
64.4 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
142.9 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-23.3 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
15.9 cm
30 March 2010
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 June 2025
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 | 5.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 60 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 43 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 40 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 73 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 94 mm | +16 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 105 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 63 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 15.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 102 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 104 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 147 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 129 mm | +28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bothwell?
Bothwell has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 1,047 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bothwell?
The hottest day measured in Bothwell between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, reaching 29.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bothwell?
The coldest day measured in Bothwell between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -18.8 °C.
Does it snow in Bothwell?
Yes. Bothwell gets on average 39.8 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Bothwell warmed?
Yes: Bothwell warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bothwell?
The wettest day measured in Bothwell between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bothwell?
The windiest day measured in Bothwell between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 64.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bothwell?
The warmest month in Bothwell is July (14.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bothwell?
Bothwell receives on average 1,047 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bothwell?
Bothwell gets on average 6.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,482 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bothwell?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bothwell between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2010, with 15.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bothwell?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bothwell.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bothwell?
In Bothwell, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -23.3 °C on 11 January 1982.
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