Newquay climate — normals and trends
Newquay (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 855 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 (16.2 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Newquay averages 9 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Newquay has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 15 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 13 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
NewquayEngland
- coords
- 50.42°, -5.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
13.3°C
Average daily low
8.7°C
Annual rainfall
855mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
9 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
45.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
31.8 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
13 January 1963
Wettest day
54 mm
24 October 2011
Windiest day
83.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
4 January 1998
Hottest feels-like
32.1 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.0 cm
18 January 1985
Sunniest day
15.7 h
22 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 114 mm | +31 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 73 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 11.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 14.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 101 mm | +43 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 42 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 20.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 41 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 52 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 127 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 83 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 12.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 148 mm | +58 mm |
| Dec | 10.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 164 mm | +75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newquay?
Newquay has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newquay?
The hottest day measured in Newquay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newquay?
The coldest day measured in Newquay between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1963, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Newquay?
Yes. Newquay gets on average 3.3 cm of snow per year and has around 9 frost days.
Has the climate of Newquay warmed?
Yes: Newquay warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newquay?
The wettest day measured in Newquay between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2011, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newquay?
The windiest day measured in Newquay between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 83.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newquay?
The warmest month in Newquay is August (16.2 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Newquay?
Newquay receives on average 855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newquay?
Newquay gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Newquay?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newquay between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1985, with 10.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newquay?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Newquay.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newquay?
In Newquay, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.1 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 12 January 1987.
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