Hawick climate — normals and trends
Hawick (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 842 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 (13.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hawick averages 68 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Hawick 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 91 to 45 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -21.3 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
HawickScotland
- coords
- 55.42°, -2.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.5°C
Average daily high
10.4°C
Average daily low
4.5°C
Annual rainfall
842mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
67.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
1.1 °C
Average peak gust
43.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
46 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
28 January 2002
Strongest gust
131.0 km/h
19 September 2018
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-26.1 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
23.2 cm
19 February 1941
Sunniest day
16.8 h
30 June 1941
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 | 4.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 27 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 52 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 18.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 15.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 78 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 66 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 138 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 7.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 84 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hawick?
Hawick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.5 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hawick?
The hottest day measured in Hawick between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hawick?
The coldest day measured in Hawick between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hawick?
Yes. Hawick gets on average 67.1 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Hawick warmed?
Yes: Hawick warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hawick?
The wettest day measured in Hawick between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hawick?
The windiest day measured in Hawick between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2002, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hawick?
The warmest month in Hawick is July (13.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hawick?
Hawick receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hawick?
Hawick gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hawick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hawick between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1941, with 23.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hawick?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hawick.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hawick?
In Hawick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -26.1 °C on 11 January 1982.
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