Malton climate — normals and trends
Malton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 753 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 (15.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Malton averages 27 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Malton has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -11.9 °C (on 25 February 1947).
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
MaltonEngland
- coords
- 54.14°, -0.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
11.4°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
753mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
29.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.5 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
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
32.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.9 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
71 mm
11 September 1976
Windiest day
69.1 km/h
25 December 1997
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
19.2 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.1 h
11 June 2015
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 | 5.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 87 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 34 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 12.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 14.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 18.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 63 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 89 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 19.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 66 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 155 mm | +81 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 116 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malton?
Malton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 753 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malton?
The hottest day measured in Malton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 32.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malton?
The coldest day measured in Malton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Malton?
Yes. Malton gets on average 29.1 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Malton warmed?
Yes: Malton warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malton?
The wettest day measured in Malton between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1976, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malton?
The windiest day measured in Malton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1997, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malton?
The warmest month in Malton is July (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Malton?
Malton receives on average 753 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malton?
Malton gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Malton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Malton between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 19.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Malton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Malton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malton?
In Malton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 25 February 1947.
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