Lowestoft climate — normals and trends
Lowestoft (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 688 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Lowestoft averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Lowestoft 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 11 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 23.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -6.7 °C (on 25 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
LowestoftEngland
- coords
- 52.48°, 1.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
688mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
31.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.5 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
23.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-6.7 °C
25 January 1963
Wettest day
59 mm
29 August 1996
Windiest day
90.0 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
141.5 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
26.2 °C
10 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-14.4 °C
31 January 1956
Snowiest day
8.4 cm
15 February 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 10.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 13.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 37 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 70 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 55 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 14.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 99 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 11.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 133 mm | +53 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 49 mm | -20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lowestoft?
Lowestoft has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 688 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lowestoft?
The hottest day measured in Lowestoft between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 23.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lowestoft?
The coldest day measured in Lowestoft between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, at -6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lowestoft?
Yes. Lowestoft gets on average 10.3 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Lowestoft warmed?
Yes: Lowestoft warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lowestoft?
The wettest day measured in Lowestoft between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1996, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lowestoft?
The windiest day measured in Lowestoft between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 90.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lowestoft?
The warmest month in Lowestoft is August (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lowestoft?
Lowestoft receives on average 688 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lowestoft?
Lowestoft gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Lowestoft?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Lowestoft between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1979, with 8.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Lowestoft?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Lowestoft.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lowestoft?
In Lowestoft, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.2 °C on 10 August 2003, and the lowest was -14.4 °C on 31 January 1956.
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