Morpeth climate — normals and trends
Morpeth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 737 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Morpeth averages 26 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Morpeth 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 41 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.7 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.8 °C (on 16 February 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
MorpethEngland
- coords
- 55.17°, -1.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
6.4°C
Annual rainfall
737mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
26 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
30.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.8 °C
16 February 1940
Wettest day
47 mm
1 April 1992
Windiest day
66.6 km/h
28 January 2002
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
5 December 2013
Hottest feels-like
29.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
16 February 1940
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
27 February 2001
Sunniest day
16.5 h
25 June 2020
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 | 5.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 10.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 21 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 10 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 14.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 35 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 90 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 37 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 15.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 76 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 73 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 125 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morpeth?
Morpeth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 737 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morpeth?
The hottest day measured in Morpeth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 30.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morpeth?
The coldest day measured in Morpeth between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1940, at -15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Morpeth?
Yes. Morpeth gets on average 33.6 cm of snow per year and has around 26 frost days.
Has the climate of Morpeth warmed?
Yes: Morpeth warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morpeth?
The wettest day measured in Morpeth between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1992, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morpeth?
The windiest day measured in Morpeth between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2002, with winds reaching 66.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morpeth?
The warmest month in Morpeth is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Morpeth?
Morpeth receives on average 737 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morpeth?
Morpeth gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Morpeth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Morpeth between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2001, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Morpeth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Morpeth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morpeth?
In Morpeth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.4 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 16 February 1940.
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