Kingsteignton climate — normals and trends
Kingsteignton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 762 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 (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Kingsteignton averages 8 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Kingsteignton has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 16 August 1947) and the coldest -8.4 °C (on 14 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
KingsteigntonEngland
- coords
- 50.55°, -3.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
762mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
27.9 °C
16 August 1947
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
14 January 1963
Wettest day
58 mm
29 June 1986
Windiest day
77.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
136.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-15.7 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.9 h
19 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 135 mm | +57 mm |
| Feb | 8.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 70 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 13.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 79 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 20.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 20.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 77 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 106 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 10.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 145 mm | +65 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kingsteignton?
Kingsteignton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 762 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kingsteignton?
The hottest day measured in Kingsteignton between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1947, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kingsteignton?
The coldest day measured in Kingsteignton between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1963, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kingsteignton?
Yes. Kingsteignton gets on average 6.3 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Kingsteignton warmed?
Yes: Kingsteignton warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kingsteignton?
The wettest day measured in Kingsteignton between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1986, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kingsteignton?
The windiest day measured in Kingsteignton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 77.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kingsteignton?
The warmest month in Kingsteignton is August (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kingsteignton?
Kingsteignton receives on average 762 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kingsteignton?
Kingsteignton gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kingsteignton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kingsteignton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kingsteignton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kingsteignton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kingsteignton?
In Kingsteignton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -15.7 °C on 13 January 1987.
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