Garforth climate — normals and trends
Garforth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 726 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 (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Garforth averages 43 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Garforth 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 62 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.2 °C (on 23 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
GarforthEngland
- coords
- 53.79°, -1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.4°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
726mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 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
36.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.2 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
54 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
64.7 km/h
12 February 1962
Strongest gust
134.3 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.1 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
20.8 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.2 h
30 June 2018
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 | 5.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 106 mm | +45 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 11.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 24 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 24 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 48 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 63 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 21.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 105 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 13.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 112 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 107 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garforth?
Garforth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 726 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garforth?
The hottest day measured in Garforth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garforth?
The coldest day measured in Garforth between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -15.2 °C.
Does it snow in Garforth?
Yes. Garforth gets on average 30.3 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of Garforth warmed?
Yes: Garforth warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garforth?
The wettest day measured in Garforth between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garforth?
The windiest day measured in Garforth between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1962, with winds reaching 64.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garforth?
The warmest month in Garforth is July (15.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Garforth?
Garforth receives on average 726 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garforth?
Garforth gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Garforth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Garforth between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 20.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Garforth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Garforth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garforth?
In Garforth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.1 °C on 23 January 1963.
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