Darlington climate — normals and trends
Darlington (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °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 (15.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Darlington averages 48 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Darlington has warmed by +1.6 °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 68 to 28 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -18.9 °C (on 25 February 1947).
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
DarlingtonEngland
- coords
- 54.52°, -1.55°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.4 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
36.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.9 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
55 mm
11 September 1976
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.0 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
17.9 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.3 h
19 June 2012
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 | 5.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 76 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 20.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 48 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 75 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 91 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 61 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 117 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 8.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darlington?
Darlington has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darlington?
The hottest day measured in Darlington between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darlington?
The coldest day measured in Darlington between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -18.9 °C.
Does it snow in Darlington?
Yes. Darlington gets on average 33.4 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Darlington warmed?
Yes: Darlington warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darlington?
The wettest day measured in Darlington between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1976, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darlington?
The windiest day measured in Darlington between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darlington?
The warmest month in Darlington is July (15.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Darlington?
Darlington receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darlington?
Darlington 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 Darlington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Darlington between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 17.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Darlington?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Darlington.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darlington?
In Darlington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -24.0 °C on 25 February 1947.
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