Callington climate — normals and trends
Callington (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 887 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Callington averages 23 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Callington has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 34 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -13.5 °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
CallingtonEngland
- coords
- 50.50°, -4.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
887mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
7.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 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
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
30.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-13.5 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
58 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
67.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
135.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-18.3 °C
24 January 1945
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
18 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.8 h
19 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 | 7.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 134 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 79 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 16 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 92 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -47 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 93 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 20.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 117 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 88 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 123 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 167 mm | +82 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Callington?
Callington has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 887 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Callington?
The hottest day measured in Callington between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Callington?
The coldest day measured in Callington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Callington?
Yes. Callington gets on average 7.0 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Callington warmed?
Yes: Callington warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Callington?
The wettest day measured in Callington between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Callington?
The windiest day measured in Callington between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 67.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Callington?
The warmest month in Callington is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Callington?
Callington receives on average 887 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Callington?
Callington 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 Callington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Callington between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1978, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Callington?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Callington.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Callington?
In Callington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -18.3 °C on 24 January 1945.
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