Bude climate — normals and trends
Bude (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 931 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 (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bude averages 17 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Bude 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 25 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -12.3 °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
BudeEngland
- coords
- 50.82°, -4.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
24.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
4.6 °C
Average peak gust
45.7 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 = 0.34 · 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
32.6 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.3 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
50 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
75.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
152.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
32.8 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
14 January 1963
Snowiest day
8.8 cm
1 December 1973
Sunniest day
15.9 h
16 June 2010
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 | 8.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 122 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 77 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 103 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 98 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 52 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 137 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 98 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 141 mm | +45 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 161 mm | +64 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bude?
Bude has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bude?
The hottest day measured in Bude between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bude?
The coldest day measured in Bude between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Bude?
Yes. Bude gets on average 6.4 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Bude warmed?
Yes: Bude warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bude?
The wettest day measured in Bude between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bude?
The windiest day measured in Bude between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 75.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bude?
The warmest month in Bude is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bude?
Bude receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bude?
Bude gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bude?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bude between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1973, with 8.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bude?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bude.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bude?
In Bude, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.8 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 14 January 1963.
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