New Mills climate — normals and trends
New Mills (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 946 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 (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
New Mills averages 53 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
New Mills 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 73 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -14.0 °C (on 23 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
New MillsEngland
- coords
- 53.37°, -2.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.9 cm
Average feels-like high
8.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 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
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
34.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.0 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
50 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
61.3 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
128.2 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.1 h
30 June 2018
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 | 4.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 131 mm | +52 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 28 mm | -44 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 24 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 20.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 92 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 65 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 20.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 43 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 16.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 126 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 79 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 9.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 138 mm | +59 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 136 mm | +53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Mills?
New Mills has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Mills?
The hottest day measured in New Mills between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Mills?
The coldest day measured in New Mills between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -14.0 °C.
Does it snow in New Mills?
Yes. New Mills gets on average 38.9 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of New Mills warmed?
Yes: New Mills warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Mills?
The wettest day measured in New Mills between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Mills?
The windiest day measured in New Mills between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 61.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Mills?
The warmest month in New Mills is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in New Mills?
New Mills receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Mills?
New Mills gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Mills?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Mills between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Mills?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in New Mills.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Mills?
In New Mills, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 21 January 1940.
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