Hull climate — normals and trends
Hull (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 671 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hull averages 24 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Hull has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -11.7 °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
HullEngland
- coords
- 53.74°, -0.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
671mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
25.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.3 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
42.4 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
+1.4 °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
35.3 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.7 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
53 mm
9 December 1983
Windiest day
69.1 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
23 January 1984
Sunniest day
16.0 h
26 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 100 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 19 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 14 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 15.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 20.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 60 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 17.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 66 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | +76 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 102 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hull?
Hull has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 671 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hull?
The hottest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hull?
The coldest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -11.7 °C.
Does it snow in Hull?
Yes. Hull gets on average 16.3 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Hull warmed?
Yes: Hull warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hull?
The wettest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1983, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hull?
The windiest day measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hull?
The warmest month in Hull is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Hull?
Hull receives on average 671 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hull?
Hull gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hull?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hull between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1984, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hull?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hull.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hull?
In Hull, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 25 February 1947.
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