Crewe climate — normals and trends
Crewe (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 714 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Crewe averages 42 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Crewe 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 61 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -18.3 °C (on 25 January 1963).
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
CreweEngland
- coords
- 53.10°, -2.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.2 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
+1.7 °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
34.6 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.3 °C
25 January 1963
Wettest day
59 mm
16 June 1978
Windiest day
61.8 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-22.9 °C
25 January 1963
Snowiest day
12.6 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2019
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 | 5.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 30 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 18.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 34 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 50 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 100 mm | +41 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 54 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 116 mm | +54 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 108 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Crewe?
Crewe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Crewe?
The hottest day measured in Crewe between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Crewe?
The coldest day measured in Crewe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, at -18.3 °C.
Does it snow in Crewe?
Yes. Crewe gets on average 19.8 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Crewe warmed?
Yes: Crewe warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Crewe?
The wettest day measured in Crewe between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1978, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Crewe?
The windiest day measured in Crewe between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 61.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Crewe?
The warmest month in Crewe is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Crewe?
Crewe receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Crewe?
Crewe 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 Crewe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Crewe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 12.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Crewe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Crewe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Crewe?
In Crewe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -22.9 °C on 25 January 1963.
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