Cirencester climate — normals and trends
Cirencester (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 698 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 (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Cirencester averages 41 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Cirencester 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 57 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -21.1 °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
CirencesterEngland
- coords
- 51.72°, -1.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
698mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 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
35.2 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
59.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
36.3 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-26.5 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +29 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 21.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 38 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 23.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 50 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 32 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 64 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 14.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 58 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 129 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 100 mm | +40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cirencester?
Cirencester has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 698 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cirencester?
The hottest day measured in Cirencester between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cirencester?
The coldest day measured in Cirencester between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cirencester?
Yes. Cirencester gets on average 16.0 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Cirencester warmed?
Yes: Cirencester warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cirencester?
The wettest day measured in Cirencester between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cirencester?
The windiest day measured in Cirencester between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 59.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cirencester?
The warmest month in Cirencester is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Cirencester?
Cirencester receives on average 698 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cirencester?
Cirencester 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 Cirencester?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cirencester between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cirencester?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cirencester.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cirencester?
In Cirencester, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -26.5 °C on 21 January 1940.
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