Great Torrington climate — normals and trends
Great Torrington (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 872 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Great Torrington averages 11 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.
Great Torrington has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 18 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -8.4 °C (on 13 February 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
Great TorringtonEngland
- coords
- 50.95°, -4.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
872mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
26.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
162 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
44.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
31.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
13 February 1963
Wettest day
48 mm
14 June 1980
Windiest day
81.2 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
150.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
32.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-15.4 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
15 December 1950
Sunniest day
15.9 h
22 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 116 mm | +30 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 91 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 33 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 18.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 49 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 47 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 132 mm | +61 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 95 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 158 mm | +62 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 149 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Great Torrington?
Great Torrington has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 872 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Great Torrington?
The hottest day measured in Great Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Great Torrington?
The coldest day measured in Great Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1963, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Great Torrington?
Yes. Great Torrington gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Great Torrington warmed?
Yes: Great Torrington warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Great Torrington?
The wettest day measured in Great Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1980, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Great Torrington?
The windiest day measured in Great Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 81.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Great Torrington?
The warmest month in Great Torrington is August (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Great Torrington?
Great Torrington receives on average 872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Great Torrington?
Great Torrington gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Great Torrington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Great Torrington between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1950, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Great Torrington?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Great Torrington.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Great Torrington?
In Great Torrington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.4 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -15.4 °C on 12 January 1987.
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