Hoylake climate — normals and trends
Hoylake (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,098 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 August (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hoylake averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Hoylake has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.3 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -5.8 °C (on 21 January 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
HoylakeEngland
- coords
- 53.39°, -3.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,098mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
30.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.4 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
26.3 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-5.8 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
69 mm
24 September 2012
Windiest day
88.5 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
27 November 2021
Hottest feels-like
28.6 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-13.0 °C
15 January 1982
Snowiest day
14.6 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.4 h
28 June 2011
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 | 6.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 133 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 38 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 14.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 98 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 72 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 18.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 39 mm | -61 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 144 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 110 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 178 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 140 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hoylake?
Hoylake has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,098 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hoylake?
The hottest day measured in Hoylake between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 26.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hoylake?
The coldest day measured in Hoylake between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Hoylake?
Yes. Hoylake gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Hoylake warmed?
Yes: Hoylake warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hoylake?
The wettest day measured in Hoylake between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2012, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hoylake?
The windiest day measured in Hoylake between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 88.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hoylake?
The warmest month in Hoylake is August (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hoylake?
Hoylake receives on average 1,098 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hoylake?
Hoylake gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hoylake?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hoylake between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 14.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hoylake?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hoylake.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hoylake?
In Hoylake, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.6 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -13.0 °C on 15 January 1982.
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