Newcastle climate — normals and trends
Newcastle (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 958 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 (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Newcastle averages 7 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Newcastle has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.4 °C (on 17 July 2021) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 1 January 1979).
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
NewcastleNorthern Ireland
- coords
- 54.22°, -5.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
958mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
24.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.5 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
24.4 °C
17 July 2021
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
52 mm
2 October 1981
Windiest day
68.8 km/h
19 November 1959
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
26.6 °C
12 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-12.5 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
22 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.9 h
24 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | -34 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 70 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 91 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 15.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 51 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 16.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 117 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 18.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 91 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 50 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 134 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 10.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newcastle?
Newcastle has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 958 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newcastle?
The hottest day measured in Newcastle between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2021, reaching 24.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newcastle?
The coldest day measured in Newcastle between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Newcastle?
Yes. Newcastle gets on average 12.5 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Newcastle warmed?
Yes: Newcastle warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newcastle?
The wettest day measured in Newcastle between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1981, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newcastle?
The windiest day measured in Newcastle between 1940 and 2025 was 19 November 1959, with winds reaching 68.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newcastle?
The warmest month in Newcastle is July (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Newcastle?
Newcastle receives on average 958 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newcastle?
Newcastle 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 Newcastle?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newcastle between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2013, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newcastle?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Newcastle.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newcastle?
In Newcastle, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.6 °C on 12 July 1983, and the lowest was -12.5 °C on 1 January 1979.
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