New Romney climate — normals and trends
New Romney (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 689 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 August (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
New Romney averages 14 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
New Romney has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -10.9 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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 RomneyEngland
- coords
- 50.99°, 0.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
12.9°C
Average daily low
8.5°C
Annual rainfall
689mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
27.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.0 °C
Average peak gust
43.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 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
32.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-10.9 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
47 mm
21 October 1955
Windiest day
86.1 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
30 December 1962
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
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 | 7.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 52 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 14 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 25 mm | -20 mm |
| May | 16.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 19.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 21.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 81 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 34 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 18.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 61 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 11.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 65 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of New Romney?
New Romney has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Romney?
The hottest day measured in New Romney between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in New Romney?
The coldest day measured in New Romney between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -10.9 °C.
Does it snow in New Romney?
Yes. New Romney gets on average 9.4 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of New Romney warmed?
Yes: New Romney warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in New Romney?
The wettest day measured in New Romney between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1955, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in New Romney?
The windiest day measured in New Romney between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 86.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in New Romney?
The warmest month in New Romney is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in New Romney?
New Romney receives on average 689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in New Romney?
New Romney gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in New Romney?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in New Romney between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1962, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in New Romney?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in New Romney.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Romney?
In New Romney, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 12 January 1987.
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