Kidderminster climate — normals and trends
Kidderminster (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 700 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kidderminster averages 42 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Kidderminster has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 61 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.2 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -16.8 °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
KidderminsterEngland
- coords
- 52.39°, -2.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
6.3°C
Annual rainfall
700mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
42 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
35.2 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.8 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
53 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
58.2 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.8 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
22.2 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 82 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 43 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 16.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +3.2 °C | 29 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 21.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 40 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 45 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 22 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 17.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 90 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 13.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 60 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 127 mm | +67 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 105 mm | +46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kidderminster?
Kidderminster has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 700 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kidderminster?
The hottest day measured in Kidderminster between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 35.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kidderminster?
The coldest day measured in Kidderminster between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -16.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kidderminster?
Yes. Kidderminster gets on average 20.0 cm of snow per year and has around 42 frost days.
Has the climate of Kidderminster warmed?
Yes: Kidderminster warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kidderminster?
The wettest day measured in Kidderminster between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kidderminster?
The windiest day measured in Kidderminster between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 58.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kidderminster?
The warmest month in Kidderminster is July (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kidderminster?
Kidderminster receives on average 700 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kidderminster?
Kidderminster gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kidderminster?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kidderminster between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 22.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kidderminster?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kidderminster.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kidderminster?
In Kidderminster, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -21.8 °C on 21 January 1940.
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