Ludlow climate — normals and trends
Ludlow (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 695 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 (15.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Ludlow averages 48 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Ludlow 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 66 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -21.1 °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
LudlowEngland
- coords
- 52.37°, -2.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
48 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.8 °C
Average feels-like low
2.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
34.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-21.1 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
67 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-26.4 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 July 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 | 6.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 13 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 15.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 17.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 25 mm | -41 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 17.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 88 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 148 mm | +86 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 104 mm | +42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ludlow?
Ludlow has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ludlow?
The hottest day measured in Ludlow between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ludlow?
The coldest day measured in Ludlow between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -21.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ludlow?
Yes. Ludlow gets on average 24.9 cm of snow per year and has around 48 frost days.
Has the climate of Ludlow warmed?
Yes: Ludlow warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ludlow?
The wettest day measured in Ludlow between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ludlow?
The windiest day measured in Ludlow between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ludlow?
The warmest month in Ludlow is July (15.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ludlow?
Ludlow receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ludlow?
Ludlow 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 Ludlow?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ludlow between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ludlow?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ludlow.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ludlow?
In Ludlow, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.5 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -26.4 °C on 21 January 1940.
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