Flint climate — normals and trends
Flint (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 834 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 (15.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Flint averages 30 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Flint 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 46 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -16.0 °C (on 12 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
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- coords
- 53.24°, -3.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.7°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
834mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
30 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
33.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.0 °C
12 January 1963
Wettest day
63 mm
24 September 2012
Windiest day
61.8 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
24 December 1997
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-19.9 °C
12 January 1963
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
16 January 1955
Sunniest day
16.3 h
1 July 1942
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 | 6.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 114 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 20 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 48 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 32 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 19.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 86 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 30 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 63 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 122 mm | +51 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 102 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Flint?
Flint has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.7 °C and it receives 834 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Flint?
The hottest day measured in Flint between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Flint?
The coldest day measured in Flint between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1963, at -16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Flint?
Yes. Flint gets on average 19.7 cm of snow per year and has around 30 frost days.
Has the climate of Flint warmed?
Yes: Flint warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Flint?
The wettest day measured in Flint between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2012, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Flint?
The windiest day measured in Flint between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 61.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Flint?
The warmest month in Flint is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Flint?
Flint receives on average 834 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Flint?
Flint gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Flint?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Flint between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1955, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Flint?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Flint.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Flint?
In Flint, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -19.9 °C on 12 January 1963.
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