Brechin climate — normals and trends
Brechin (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 835 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 (14.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Brechin averages 53 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Brechin has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 76 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.2 °C (on 10 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
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- coords
- 56.73°, -2.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
835mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
53.3 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.5 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
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
29.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.2 °C
10 January 1982
Wettest day
57 mm
19 October 2023
Windiest day
54.5 km/h
31 January 1953
Strongest gust
141.1 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
29.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
10 January 1982
Snowiest day
22.3 cm
18 January 1972
Sunniest day
17.0 h
23 June 2022
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 | +0.5 °C | 43 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 66 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 42 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 92 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 74 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 110 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 8.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 84 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 7.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 95 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brechin?
Brechin has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 835 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brechin?
The hottest day measured in Brechin between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 29.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brechin?
The coldest day measured in Brechin between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1982, at -15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Brechin?
Yes. Brechin gets on average 53.3 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Brechin warmed?
Yes: Brechin warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brechin?
The wettest day measured in Brechin between 1940 and 2025 was 19 October 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brechin?
The windiest day measured in Brechin between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1953, with winds reaching 54.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brechin?
The warmest month in Brechin is July (14.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Brechin?
Brechin receives on average 835 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brechin?
Brechin gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Brechin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Brechin between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1972, with 22.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Brechin?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Brechin.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brechin?
In Brechin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.6 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 10 January 1982.
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