Newry climate — normals and trends
Newry (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 828 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 (15.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Newry averages 23 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Newry 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 32 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 28 June 2018) and the coldest -11.8 °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
NewryNorthern Ireland
- coords
- 54.18°, -6.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
828mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
23 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.5 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
44.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
27.9 °C
28 June 2018
Coldest day
-11.8 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
46 mm
6 September 2010
Windiest day
58.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
126.7 km/h
24 January 2025
Hottest feels-like
30.7 °C
13 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
1 January 1979
Snowiest day
19.2 cm
22 March 2013
Sunniest day
16.9 h
20 June 2025
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 | 6.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 48 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 8.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 93 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 51 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 17.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 19.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 44 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 109 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 99 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 92 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newry?
Newry has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 828 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newry?
The hottest day measured in Newry between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2018, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newry?
The coldest day measured in Newry between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Newry?
Yes. Newry gets on average 15.5 cm of snow per year and has around 23 frost days.
Has the climate of Newry warmed?
Yes: Newry warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newry?
The wettest day measured in Newry between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2010, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newry?
The windiest day measured in Newry between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 58.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newry?
The warmest month in Newry is July (15.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Newry?
Newry receives on average 828 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newry?
Newry gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Newry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newry between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2013, with 19.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newry?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Newry.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newry?
In Newry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.7 °C on 13 July 1983, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 1 January 1979.
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