Horsforth climate — normals and trends
Horsforth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °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 (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Horsforth averages 53 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 160 rainy days per year.
Horsforth has warmed by +1.6 °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 32 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 23 January 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
HorsforthEngland
- coords
- 53.84°, -1.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
842mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
160 d/yr
Annual snowfall
45.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.3 °C
Average feels-like low
2.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.9 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
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
35.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
64 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
13 January 1984
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-19.7 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
23.8 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.1 h
26 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 110 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 28 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 14.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 12 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 16.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 19.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 65 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 33 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 128 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 75 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 119 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 114 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Horsforth?
Horsforth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 842 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Horsforth?
The hottest day measured in Horsforth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Horsforth?
The coldest day measured in Horsforth between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Horsforth?
Yes. Horsforth gets on average 45.3 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Horsforth warmed?
Yes: Horsforth warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Horsforth?
The wettest day measured in Horsforth between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Horsforth?
The windiest day measured in Horsforth between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1984, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Horsforth?
The warmest month in Horsforth is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Horsforth?
Horsforth receives on average 842 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 160 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Horsforth?
Horsforth 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 Horsforth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Horsforth between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 23.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Horsforth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Horsforth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Horsforth?
In Horsforth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.9 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -19.7 °C on 23 January 1963.
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