High Peak climate — normals and trends
High Peak (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 945 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 (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
High Peak averages 57 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
High Peak 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 78 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.6 °C (on 24 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
High PeakEngland
- coords
- 53.37°, -1.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
945mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
49.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.8 °C
Average peak gust
45.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.6 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
62.8 km/h
2 January 1976
Strongest gust
135.0 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2025
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 | 4.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 134 mm | +55 mm |
| Feb | 6.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 26 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 22 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 44 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 79 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 19.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 72 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 19.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 42 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 127 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 12.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 145 mm | +66 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 134 mm | +52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of High Peak?
High Peak has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 945 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in High Peak?
The hottest day measured in High Peak between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in High Peak?
The coldest day measured in High Peak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -14.6 °C.
Does it snow in High Peak?
Yes. High Peak gets on average 49.8 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of High Peak warmed?
Yes: High Peak warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in High Peak?
The wettest day measured in High Peak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in High Peak?
The windiest day measured in High Peak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1976, with winds reaching 62.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in High Peak?
The warmest month in High Peak is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in High Peak?
High Peak receives on average 945 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in High Peak?
High Peak 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 High Peak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in High Peak between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in High Peak?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in High Peak.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in High Peak?
In High Peak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 21 January 1940.
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