Cowdenbeath climate — normals and trends
Cowdenbeath (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 766 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Cowdenbeath averages 38 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 154 rainy days per year.
Cowdenbeath 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 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
CowdenbeathScotland
- coords
- 56.11°, -3.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
766mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
38 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
154 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
44.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
30.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
57 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
67.2 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
140.0 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
31.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
16.2 cm
18 January 1945
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 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 | 5.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 45 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 57 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 71 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 42 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 132 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 86 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cowdenbeath?
Cowdenbeath has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 766 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cowdenbeath?
The hottest day measured in Cowdenbeath between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cowdenbeath?
The coldest day measured in Cowdenbeath between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Cowdenbeath?
Yes. Cowdenbeath gets on average 33.6 cm of snow per year and has around 38 frost days.
Has the climate of Cowdenbeath warmed?
Yes: Cowdenbeath warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cowdenbeath?
The wettest day measured in Cowdenbeath between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cowdenbeath?
The windiest day measured in Cowdenbeath between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 67.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cowdenbeath?
The warmest month in Cowdenbeath is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Cowdenbeath?
Cowdenbeath receives on average 766 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 154 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cowdenbeath?
Cowdenbeath gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cowdenbeath?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cowdenbeath between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1945, with 16.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cowdenbeath?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cowdenbeath.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cowdenbeath?
In Cowdenbeath, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.6 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 11 January 1982.
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