Kelso climate — normals and trends
Kelso (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 778 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 (14.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kelso averages 68 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Kelso has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 89 to 47 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -23.0 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
KelsoScotland
- coords
- 55.60°, -2.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
4.6°C
Annual rainfall
778mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
68 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-23.0 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
48 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
59.0 km/h
26 November 2021
Strongest gust
127.1 km/h
19 September 2018
Hottest feels-like
33.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-27.8 °C
11 January 1982
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
19 February 1941
Sunniest day
16.8 h
21 June 2019
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 | 4.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 46 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 10.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 26 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.4 °C | 28 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 45 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 73 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 95 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 39 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 69 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 64 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 8.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 127 mm | +63 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 77 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kelso?
Kelso has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 778 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kelso?
The hottest day measured in Kelso between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kelso?
The coldest day measured in Kelso between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -23.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kelso?
Yes. Kelso gets on average 54.8 cm of snow per year and has around 68 frost days.
Has the climate of Kelso warmed?
Yes: Kelso warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kelso?
The wettest day measured in Kelso between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kelso?
The windiest day measured in Kelso between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 2021, with winds reaching 59.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kelso?
The warmest month in Kelso is July (14.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kelso?
Kelso receives on average 778 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kelso?
Kelso gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kelso?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kelso between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1941, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kelso?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kelso.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kelso?
In Kelso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.5 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -27.8 °C on 11 January 1982.
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