Exeter climate — normals and trends
Exeter (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 734 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Exeter averages 30 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Exeter has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 13 August 2022) and the coldest -13.9 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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
ExeterEngland
- coords
- 50.72°, -3.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
734mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
30.9 °C
13 August 2022
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
50 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
71.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-19.4 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.9 h
8 June 1940
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 | 7.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 114 mm | +48 mm |
| Feb | 8.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 64 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 74 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 25 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 40 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 21.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 86 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 59 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 104 mm | +36 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 132 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Exeter?
Exeter has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Exeter?
The hottest day measured in Exeter between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2022, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Exeter?
The coldest day measured in Exeter between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Exeter?
Yes. Exeter gets on average 9.8 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Exeter warmed?
Yes: Exeter warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Exeter?
The wettest day measured in Exeter between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Exeter?
The windiest day measured in Exeter between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 71.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Exeter?
The warmest month in Exeter is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Exeter?
Exeter receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Exeter?
Exeter gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Exeter?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Exeter between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Exeter?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Exeter.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Exeter?
In Exeter, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -19.4 °C on 21 January 1940.
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