Morecambe climate — normals and trends
Morecambe (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,190 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 (15.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Morecambe averages 32 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Morecambe has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.1 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.2 °C (on 23 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
MorecambeEngland
- coords
- 54.07°, -2.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,190mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
31.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.2 °C
23 February 1947
Wettest day
59 mm
1 October 1981
Windiest day
76.5 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
153.4 km/h
24 December 1997
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
23 February 1947
Snowiest day
17.0 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.4 h
24 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 107 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 36 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 27 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 62 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | +54 mm |
| Jul | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 92 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 228 mm | +116 mm |
| Oct | 13.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 135 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 207 mm | +88 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 176 mm | +52 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morecambe?
Morecambe has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,190 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morecambe?
The hottest day measured in Morecambe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 31.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morecambe?
The coldest day measured in Morecambe between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1947, at -14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Morecambe?
Yes. Morecambe gets on average 21.2 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Morecambe warmed?
Yes: Morecambe warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morecambe?
The wettest day measured in Morecambe between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1981, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morecambe?
The windiest day measured in Morecambe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 76.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morecambe?
The warmest month in Morecambe is July (15.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Morecambe?
Morecambe receives on average 1,190 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morecambe?
Morecambe gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Morecambe?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morecambe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 17.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morecambe?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Morecambe.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morecambe?
In Morecambe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 23 February 1947.
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