Daventry climate — normals and trends
Daventry (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 650 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Daventry averages 43 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Daventry has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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
DaventryEngland
- coords
- 52.26°, -1.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
650mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
37.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
55 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
11 January 1962
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.2 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
26 April 1981
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 | 5.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 79 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 50 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 16 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +4.1 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 23 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 32 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 60 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 22.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 60 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 127 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 84 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Daventry?
Daventry has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 650 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daventry?
The hottest day measured in Daventry between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Daventry?
The coldest day measured in Daventry between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Daventry?
Yes. Daventry gets on average 18.5 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Daventry warmed?
Yes: Daventry warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Daventry?
The wettest day measured in Daventry between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Daventry?
The windiest day measured in Daventry between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1962, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Daventry?
The warmest month in Daventry is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Daventry?
Daventry receives on average 650 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Daventry?
Daventry 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 Daventry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Daventry between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1981, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Daventry?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Daventry.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daventry?
In Daventry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -22.2 °C on 21 January 1940.
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