Cromer climate — normals and trends
Cromer (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 688 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 August (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cromer averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Cromer has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.9 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -5.2 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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
CromerEngland
- coords
- 52.93°, 1.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
33.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
24.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
77 mm
29 July 1969
Windiest day
84.8 km/h
31 January 1953
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
14 December 1973
Hottest feels-like
27.4 °C
24 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-14.3 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
10.3 cm
28 December 1968
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 | 6.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 71 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 50 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 8.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 10.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 12.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 40 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 18.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 61 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 29 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 92 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 145 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 63 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cromer?
Cromer has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cromer?
The hottest day measured in Cromer between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 24.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cromer?
The coldest day measured in Cromer between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Cromer?
Yes. Cromer gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Cromer warmed?
Yes: Cromer warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cromer?
The wettest day measured in Cromer between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1969, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cromer?
The windiest day measured in Cromer between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1953, with winds reaching 84.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cromer?
The warmest month in Cromer is August (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cromer?
Cromer receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cromer?
Cromer gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cromer?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cromer between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1968, with 10.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cromer?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cromer.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cromer?
In Cromer, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.4 °C on 24 July 2019, and the lowest was -14.3 °C on 31 January 1956.
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