Holbeach climate — normals and trends
Holbeach (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 615 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Holbeach averages 35 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Holbeach has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 52 to 18 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -17.0 °C (on 25 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
HolbeachEngland
- coords
- 52.80°, 0.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
615mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
39.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
45 mm
30 August 1976
Windiest day
65.6 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-21.9 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
11.7 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
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 | 6.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 60 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 7.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 13.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 32 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.8 °C | 28 mm | -27 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 73 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 22.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 19.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 55 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 67 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 113 mm | +60 mm |
| Dec | 9.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 62 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Holbeach?
Holbeach has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 615 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Holbeach?
The hottest day measured in Holbeach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Holbeach?
The coldest day measured in Holbeach between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Holbeach?
Yes. Holbeach gets on average 13.3 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Holbeach warmed?
Yes: Holbeach warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Holbeach?
The wettest day measured in Holbeach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1976, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Holbeach?
The windiest day measured in Holbeach between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 65.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Holbeach?
The warmest month in Holbeach is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Holbeach?
Holbeach receives on average 615 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Holbeach?
Holbeach 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 Holbeach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Holbeach between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 11.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Holbeach?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Holbeach.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Holbeach?
In Holbeach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -21.9 °C on 25 February 1947.
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