Clitheroe climate — normals and trends
Clitheroe (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,113 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 (15.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Clitheroe averages 46 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Clitheroe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 65 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.4 °C (on 13 December 1981).
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
ClitheroeEngland
- coords
- 53.87°, -2.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,113mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
33.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.4 °C
13 December 1981
Wettest day
54 mm
16 October 2024
Windiest day
67.8 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.7 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
16.6 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.3 h
23 June 2015
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 117 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 53 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 40 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 24 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 54 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 116 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 19.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 54 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 194 mm | +96 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 119 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 163 mm | +61 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 154 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Clitheroe?
Clitheroe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 1,113 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Clitheroe?
The hottest day measured in Clitheroe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Clitheroe?
The coldest day measured in Clitheroe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1981, at -15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Clitheroe?
Yes. Clitheroe gets on average 30.4 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Clitheroe warmed?
Yes: Clitheroe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Clitheroe?
The wettest day measured in Clitheroe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2024, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Clitheroe?
The windiest day measured in Clitheroe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 67.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Clitheroe?
The warmest month in Clitheroe is July (15.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Clitheroe?
Clitheroe receives on average 1,113 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Clitheroe?
Clitheroe gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Clitheroe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Clitheroe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 16.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Clitheroe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Clitheroe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Clitheroe?
In Clitheroe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.7 °C on 13 December 1981.
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