Culcheth climate — normals and trends
Culcheth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 943 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 (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Culcheth averages 39 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Culcheth 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 57 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.0 °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
CulchethEngland
- coords
- 53.45°, -2.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
943mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
25 January 1963
Wettest day
52 mm
16 October 2024
Windiest day
65.8 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
26 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.3 h
28 June 2011
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 | 121 mm | +38 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 32 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 23 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 18.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 43 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 89 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 70 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 137 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 13.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 89 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 142 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 136 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Culcheth?
Culcheth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 943 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Culcheth?
The hottest day measured in Culcheth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Culcheth?
The coldest day measured in Culcheth between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Culcheth?
Yes. Culcheth gets on average 20.5 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Culcheth warmed?
Yes: Culcheth warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Culcheth?
The wettest day measured in Culcheth between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2024, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Culcheth?
The windiest day measured in Culcheth between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 65.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Culcheth?
The warmest month in Culcheth is July (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Culcheth?
Culcheth receives on average 943 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Culcheth?
Culcheth gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Culcheth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Culcheth between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Culcheth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Culcheth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Culcheth?
In Culcheth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.0 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 13 December 1981.
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