Dudley climate — normals and trends
Dudley (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 688 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Dudley averages 41 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Dudley 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 59 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.6 °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
DudleyEngland
- coords
- 52.50°, -2.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
41 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 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
35.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.6 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
49 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
57.5 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
124.2 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
35.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.4 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
20.2 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 June 2023
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 | 6.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 82 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.1 °C | 13 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 29 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 27 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 38 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 22.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 46 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 126 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 106 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dudley?
Dudley has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dudley?
The hottest day measured in Dudley between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dudley?
The coldest day measured in Dudley between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -16.6 °C.
Does it snow in Dudley?
Yes. Dudley gets on average 19.4 cm of snow per year and has around 41 frost days.
Has the climate of Dudley warmed?
Yes: Dudley warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dudley?
The wettest day measured in Dudley between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dudley?
The windiest day measured in Dudley between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dudley?
The warmest month in Dudley is July (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dudley?
Dudley receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dudley?
Dudley 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 Dudley?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dudley between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 20.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dudley?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dudley.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dudley?
In Dudley, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.2 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -21.4 °C on 21 January 1940.
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