Ilminster climate — normals and trends
Ilminster (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 717 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ilminster averages 36 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 132 rainy days per year.
Ilminster has warmed by +1.5 °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 48 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -15.1 °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
IlminsterEngland
- coords
- 50.93°, -2.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
717mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
132 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
34.0 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
43 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
68.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
35.4 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-20.7 °C
29 January 1945
Snowiest day
15.3 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.9 h
19 June 2025
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 | 7.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 96 mm | +35 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 16.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 60 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 22 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 21.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 70 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 39 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 36 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 56 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 104 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 116 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ilminster?
Ilminster has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ilminster?
The hottest day measured in Ilminster between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ilminster?
The coldest day measured in Ilminster between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ilminster?
Yes. Ilminster gets on average 9.2 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Ilminster warmed?
Yes: Ilminster warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ilminster?
The wettest day measured in Ilminster between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ilminster?
The windiest day measured in Ilminster between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ilminster?
The warmest month in Ilminster is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ilminster?
Ilminster receives on average 717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 132 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ilminster?
Ilminster gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ilminster?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ilminster between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 15.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ilminster?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ilminster.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ilminster?
In Ilminster, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.4 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -20.7 °C on 29 January 1945.
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