Frinton-on-Sea climate — normals and trends
Frinton-on-Sea (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 681 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 (17.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Frinton-on-Sea averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Frinton-on-Sea has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.8 °C (on 12 August 1997) and the coldest -6.1 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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
Frinton-on-SeaEngland
- coords
- 51.83°, 1.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.7°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
9.4°C
Annual rainfall
681mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
31.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
25.8 °C
12 August 1997
Coldest day
-6.1 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
59 mm
3 September 1965
Windiest day
91.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
131.8 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
29.1 °C
12 August 1997
Coldest feels-like
-14.4 °C
19 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
4 March 1970
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 75 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 59 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 11.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -19 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 80 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 38 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 89 mm | +15 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frinton-on-Sea?
Frinton-on-Sea has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 681 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frinton-on-Sea?
The hottest day measured in Frinton-on-Sea between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1997, reaching 25.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frinton-on-Sea?
The coldest day measured in Frinton-on-Sea between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Frinton-on-Sea?
Yes. Frinton-on-Sea gets on average 9.5 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Frinton-on-Sea warmed?
Yes: Frinton-on-Sea warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frinton-on-Sea?
The wettest day measured in Frinton-on-Sea between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1965, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frinton-on-Sea?
The windiest day measured in Frinton-on-Sea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 91.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frinton-on-Sea?
The warmest month in Frinton-on-Sea is August (17.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Frinton-on-Sea?
Frinton-on-Sea receives on average 681 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frinton-on-Sea?
Frinton-on-Sea gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Frinton-on-Sea?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Frinton-on-Sea between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1970, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Frinton-on-Sea?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Frinton-on-Sea.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frinton-on-Sea?
In Frinton-on-Sea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.1 °C on 12 August 1997, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 19 January 1963.
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