Donington le Heath climate — normals and trends
Donington le Heath (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 673 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Donington le Heath averages 42 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Donington le Heath has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -17.5 °C (on 24 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
Donington le HeathEngland
- coords
- 52.71°, -1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
673mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.0 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 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
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
37.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-17.5 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
45 mm
16 June 1978
Windiest day
60.7 km/h
2 January 1976
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.2 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.5 °C
24 February 1947
Snowiest day
18.1 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.1 h
26 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 87 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 18 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 36 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 22.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 87 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 120 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 99 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Donington le Heath?
Donington le Heath has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 673 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Donington le Heath?
The hottest day measured in Donington le Heath between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Donington le Heath?
The coldest day measured in Donington le Heath between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Donington le Heath?
Yes. Donington le Heath gets on average 21.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Donington le Heath warmed?
Yes: Donington le Heath warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Donington le Heath?
The wettest day measured in Donington le Heath between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1978, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Donington le Heath?
The windiest day measured in Donington le Heath between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1976, with winds reaching 60.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Donington le Heath?
The warmest month in Donington le Heath is July (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Donington le Heath?
Donington le Heath receives on average 673 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Donington le Heath?
Donington le Heath gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Donington le Heath?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Donington le Heath between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 18.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Donington le Heath?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Donington le Heath.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Donington le Heath?
In Donington le Heath, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.2 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -22.5 °C on 24 February 1947.
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