Macclesfield climate — normals and trends
Macclesfield (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 918 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Macclesfield averages 49 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Macclesfield has warmed by +1.7 °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 68 to 30 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.1 °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
MacclesfieldEngland
- coords
- 53.26°, -2.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
918mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
35.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
25 January 1963
Wettest day
45 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
63.3 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
34.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.0 °C
12 January 1963
Snowiest day
16.8 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.2 h
2 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 123 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 25 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 43 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 20.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 103 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 20.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 53 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 40 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 121 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 13.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 70 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 123 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 132 mm | +51 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Macclesfield?
Macclesfield has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 918 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Macclesfield?
The hottest day measured in Macclesfield between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Macclesfield?
The coldest day measured in Macclesfield between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Macclesfield?
Yes. Macclesfield gets on average 23.8 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Macclesfield warmed?
Yes: Macclesfield warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Macclesfield?
The wettest day measured in Macclesfield between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Macclesfield?
The windiest day measured in Macclesfield between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 63.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Macclesfield?
The warmest month in Macclesfield is July (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Macclesfield?
Macclesfield receives on average 918 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Macclesfield?
Macclesfield gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Macclesfield?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Macclesfield between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 16.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Macclesfield?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Macclesfield.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Macclesfield?
In Macclesfield, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.9 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.0 °C on 12 January 1963.
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