Coleford climate — normals and trends
Coleford (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 676 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Coleford averages 38 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Coleford 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 53 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.4 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -23.2 °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
ColefordEngland
- coords
- 51.80°, -2.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 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
35.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.2 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
11 January 1962
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-28.2 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
23.0 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 88 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 57 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 16.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 39 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 18.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 48 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 23.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 49 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 63 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 66 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 131 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 117 mm | +57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coleford?
Coleford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coleford?
The hottest day measured in Coleford between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coleford?
The coldest day measured in Coleford between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -23.2 °C.
Does it snow in Coleford?
Yes. Coleford gets on average 13.4 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Coleford warmed?
Yes: Coleford warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coleford?
The wettest day measured in Coleford between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coleford?
The windiest day measured in Coleford between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coleford?
The warmest month in Coleford is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Coleford?
Coleford receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coleford?
Coleford 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 Coleford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Coleford between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 23.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Coleford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Coleford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coleford?
In Coleford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -28.2 °C on 21 January 1940.
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