Driffield climate — normals and trends
Driffield (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 654 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Driffield averages 35 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Driffield has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 51 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.1 °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
DriffieldEngland
- coords
- 54.01°, -0.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
654mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.1 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
51 mm
12 August 1948
Windiest day
64.3 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
127.4 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
16.9 cm
8 December 1990
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 | 5.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 92 mm | +41 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 11 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 59 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 87 mm | +26 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 61 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 10.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 132 mm | +74 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 95 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Driffield?
Driffield has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Driffield?
The hottest day measured in Driffield between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Driffield?
The coldest day measured in Driffield between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Driffield?
Yes. Driffield gets on average 20.1 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Driffield warmed?
Yes: Driffield warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Driffield?
The wettest day measured in Driffield between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1948, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Driffield?
The windiest day measured in Driffield between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Driffield?
The warmest month in Driffield is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Driffield?
Driffield receives on average 654 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Driffield?
Driffield gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Driffield?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Driffield between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 16.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Driffield?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Driffield.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Driffield?
In Driffield, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 25 February 1947.
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