Hunstanton climate — normals and trends
Hunstanton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 781 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hunstanton averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Hunstanton has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °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 26.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -7.0 °C (on 24 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
HunstantonEngland
- coords
- 52.95°, 0.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
781mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
31.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.0 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 = 0.43 · 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
26.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
24 January 1963
Wettest day
59 mm
26 October 2019
Windiest day
82.8 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
121.3 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
26.9 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-13.5 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
10.5 cm
15 February 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 93 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 59 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 10.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 13.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 19.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 79 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 77 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 94 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 140 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 96 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hunstanton?
Hunstanton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 781 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hunstanton?
The hottest day measured in Hunstanton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 26.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hunstanton?
The coldest day measured in Hunstanton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1963, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hunstanton?
Yes. Hunstanton gets on average 13.8 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Hunstanton warmed?
Yes: Hunstanton warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hunstanton?
The wettest day measured in Hunstanton between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2019, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hunstanton?
The windiest day measured in Hunstanton between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 82.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hunstanton?
The warmest month in Hunstanton is August (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hunstanton?
Hunstanton receives on average 781 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hunstanton?
Hunstanton 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 Hunstanton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hunstanton between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1979, with 10.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hunstanton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hunstanton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hunstanton?
In Hunstanton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.9 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -13.5 °C on 31 January 1956.
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