Darton climate — normals and trends
Darton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 780 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Darton averages 47 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Darton 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 67 to 27 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.3 °C (on 23 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
DartonEngland
- coords
- 53.59°, -1.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
780mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
37.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
43.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 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
36.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.3 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
64 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
63.7 km/h
2 January 1976
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-19.7 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 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 | 5.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 112 mm | +49 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 25 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 12 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 53 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 64 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 109 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 71 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 126 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 107 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darton?
Darton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 780 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darton?
The hottest day measured in Darton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darton?
The coldest day measured in Darton between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Darton?
Yes. Darton gets on average 37.2 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Darton warmed?
Yes: Darton warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darton?
The wettest day measured in Darton between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darton?
The windiest day measured in Darton between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1976, with winds reaching 63.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darton?
The warmest month in Darton is July (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Darton?
Darton receives on average 780 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darton?
Darton 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 Darton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Darton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Darton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Darton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darton?
In Darton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -19.7 °C on 23 January 1963.
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