Monifieth climate — normals and trends
Monifieth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 803 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 (14.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Monifieth averages 24 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Monifieth has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -11.5 °C (on 10 January 1982).
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
MonifiethScotland
- coords
- 56.48°, -2.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.0°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
803mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
25.0 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
26.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.5 °C
10 January 1982
Wettest day
53 mm
7 October 2023
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
27.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.5 °C
10 January 1982
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
18 January 1972
Sunniest day
17.0 h
21 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 45 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 61 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 11.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 15.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 82 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 66 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 109 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 108 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Monifieth?
Monifieth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 803 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Monifieth?
The hottest day measured in Monifieth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 26.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Monifieth?
The coldest day measured in Monifieth between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1982, at -11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Monifieth?
Yes. Monifieth gets on average 25.0 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Monifieth warmed?
Yes: Monifieth warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Monifieth?
The wettest day measured in Monifieth between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2023, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Monifieth?
The windiest day measured in Monifieth between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Monifieth?
The warmest month in Monifieth is July (14.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Monifieth?
Monifieth receives on average 803 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Monifieth?
Monifieth 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 Monifieth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Monifieth between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1972, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Monifieth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Monifieth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Monifieth?
In Monifieth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.6 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -16.5 °C on 10 January 1982.
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