Dunbar climate — normals and trends
Dunbar (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 768 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 August (14.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Dunbar averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Dunbar has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -6.0 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
DunbarScotland
- coords
- 56.00°, -2.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
10.3°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
768mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
30.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.8 cm
Average feels-like high
6.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
45.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
24.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-6.0 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
59 mm
6 October 1990
Windiest day
81.6 km/h
28 January 2002
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
25.3 °C
29 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
14 February 1979
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
19 February 1941
Sunniest day
16.9 h
30 June 1941
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 | 54 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 8.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 10.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 23 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 15.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 17.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 62 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 16.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 152 mm | +73 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 86 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dunbar?
Dunbar has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 768 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dunbar?
The hottest day measured in Dunbar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 24.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dunbar?
The coldest day measured in Dunbar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dunbar?
Yes. Dunbar gets on average 23.8 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Dunbar warmed?
Yes: Dunbar warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dunbar?
The wettest day measured in Dunbar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 October 1990, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dunbar?
The windiest day measured in Dunbar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2002, with winds reaching 81.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dunbar?
The warmest month in Dunbar is August (14.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dunbar?
Dunbar receives on average 768 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dunbar?
Dunbar gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dunbar?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dunbar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1941, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dunbar?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Dunbar.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dunbar?
In Dunbar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 25.3 °C on 29 June 1976, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 14 February 1979.
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