Eccles climate — normals and trends
Eccles (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 956 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 (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Eccles averages 50 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Eccles has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 69 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.3 °C (on 13 December 1981).
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
EcclesEngland
- coords
- 53.48°, -2.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
12.1°C
Average daily low
5.7°C
Annual rainfall
956mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.0 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
34.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.3 °C
13 December 1981
Wettest day
48 mm
6 August 1973
Windiest day
63.6 km/h
26 February 1990
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
26 February 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.1 h
29 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 | 5.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 121 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -38 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 34 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.9 °C | 20 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 17.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 41 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 88 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 65 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 35 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 134 mm | +54 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 91 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 129 mm | +43 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 135 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eccles?
Eccles has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 956 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eccles?
The hottest day measured in Eccles between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eccles?
The coldest day measured in Eccles between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1981, at -15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Eccles?
Yes. Eccles gets on average 27.0 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Eccles warmed?
Yes: Eccles warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eccles?
The wettest day measured in Eccles between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1973, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eccles?
The windiest day measured in Eccles between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1990, with winds reaching 63.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eccles?
The warmest month in Eccles is July (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Eccles?
Eccles receives on average 956 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eccles?
Eccles gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Eccles?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Eccles between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Eccles?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Eccles.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eccles?
In Eccles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.2 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 13 December 1981.
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