Chippenham climate — normals and trends
Chippenham (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 695 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Chippenham averages 39 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Chippenham 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 54 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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
ChippenhamEngland
- coords
- 51.46°, -2.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 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
34.7 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
45 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
63.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-24.6 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 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 | 6.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 95 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 20 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 29 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 28 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 45 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 47 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 69 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 55 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 125 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 96 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chippenham?
Chippenham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chippenham?
The hottest day measured in Chippenham between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chippenham?
The coldest day measured in Chippenham between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Chippenham?
Yes. Chippenham gets on average 14.2 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Chippenham warmed?
Yes: Chippenham warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chippenham?
The wettest day measured in Chippenham between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chippenham?
The windiest day measured in Chippenham between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 63.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chippenham?
The warmest month in Chippenham is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chippenham?
Chippenham receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chippenham?
Chippenham gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chippenham?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chippenham between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chippenham?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Chippenham.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chippenham?
In Chippenham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -24.6 °C on 21 January 1940.
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