Hexham climate — normals and trends
Hexham (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 790 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hexham averages 54 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Hexham has warmed by +1.5 °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 74 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -22.1 °C (on 16 February 1940).
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
HexhamEngland
- coords
- 54.97°, -2.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
790mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
54 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.7 cm
Average feels-like high
8.2 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
34.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-22.1 °C
16 February 1940
Wettest day
48 mm
26 August 1986
Windiest day
62.1 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
136.1 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-26.7 °C
16 February 1940
Snowiest day
21.7 cm
19 February 1941
Sunniest day
16.5 h
25 June 2020
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 | 4.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 55 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 6.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 16 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 68 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 95 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 38 mm | -42 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 64 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 115 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 80 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hexham?
Hexham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 790 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hexham?
The hottest day measured in Hexham between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hexham?
The coldest day measured in Hexham between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1940, at -22.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hexham?
Yes. Hexham gets on average 45.7 cm of snow per year and has around 54 frost days.
Has the climate of Hexham warmed?
Yes: Hexham warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hexham?
The wettest day measured in Hexham between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1986, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hexham?
The windiest day measured in Hexham between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 62.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hexham?
The warmest month in Hexham is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hexham?
Hexham receives on average 790 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hexham?
Hexham gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hexham?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hexham between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1941, with 21.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hexham?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hexham.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hexham?
In Hexham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -26.7 °C on 16 February 1940.
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