Ilfracombe climate — normals and trends
Ilfracombe (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,055 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 (16.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ilfracombe averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Ilfracombe has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.2 °C (on 3 August 1995) and the coldest -5.3 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
IlfracombeEngland
- coords
- 51.21°, -4.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,055mm
Sunshine / day
8.2h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
32.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.8 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
24.2 °C
3 August 1995
Coldest day
-5.3 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
51 mm
20 October 1944
Windiest day
93.1 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
155.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
27.3 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.3 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
15.9 h
14 June 2022
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 | 7.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 120 mm | +18 mm |
| Feb | 8.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 96 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | +25 mm |
| Jul | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 16.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 227 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 14.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 130 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 207 mm | +85 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 179 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ilfracombe?
Ilfracombe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 1,055 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ilfracombe?
The hottest day measured in Ilfracombe between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1995, reaching 24.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ilfracombe?
The coldest day measured in Ilfracombe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Ilfracombe?
Yes. Ilfracombe gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Ilfracombe warmed?
Yes: Ilfracombe warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ilfracombe?
The wettest day measured in Ilfracombe between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1944, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ilfracombe?
The windiest day measured in Ilfracombe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 93.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ilfracombe?
The warmest month in Ilfracombe is August (16.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ilfracombe?
Ilfracombe receives on average 1,055 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ilfracombe?
Ilfracombe gets on average 8.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,993 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ilfracombe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ilfracombe between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 14.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ilfracombe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ilfracombe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ilfracombe?
In Ilfracombe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.3 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 13 January 1987.
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