Gainsborough climate — normals and trends
Gainsborough (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 645 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gainsborough averages 39 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Gainsborough 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 56 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 25 February 1947).
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
GainsboroughEngland
- coords
- 53.38°, -0.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
39.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
49 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
122.0 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
10 February 1953
Sunniest day
16.1 h
30 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 94 mm | +44 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 21 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +4.2 °C | 49 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 76 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 18.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 57 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 127 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 97 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gainsborough?
Gainsborough has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gainsborough?
The hottest day measured in Gainsborough between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gainsborough?
The coldest day measured in Gainsborough between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gainsborough?
Yes. Gainsborough gets on average 16.4 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Gainsborough warmed?
Yes: Gainsborough warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gainsborough?
The wettest day measured in Gainsborough between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gainsborough?
The windiest day measured in Gainsborough between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gainsborough?
The warmest month in Gainsborough is July (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gainsborough?
Gainsborough receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gainsborough?
Gainsborough gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gainsborough?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gainsborough between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1953, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gainsborough?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gainsborough.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gainsborough?
In Gainsborough, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 23 January 1963.
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