Newtown climate — normals and trends
Newtown (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 851 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 (14.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Newtown averages 53 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Newtown has warmed by +1.6 °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 72 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.5 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 24 February 1947).
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
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- coords
- 52.52°, -3.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.5°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
5.4°C
Annual rainfall
851mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
53 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
36.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
32.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
53 mm
20 July 2007
Windiest day
65.1 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
133.6 km/h
24 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
33.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
24 February 1947
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.1 h
24 June 2020
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 | 5.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 104 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | 6.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 15 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 53 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 37 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 18.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 20.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 30 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 155 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 83 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 155 mm | +79 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 116 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Newtown?
Newtown has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.5 °C and it receives 851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Newtown?
The hottest day measured in Newtown between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 32.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Newtown?
The coldest day measured in Newtown between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Newtown?
Yes. Newtown gets on average 36.3 cm of snow per year and has around 53 frost days.
Has the climate of Newtown warmed?
Yes: Newtown warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Newtown?
The wettest day measured in Newtown between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2007, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Newtown?
The windiest day measured in Newtown between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 65.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Newtown?
The warmest month in Newtown is July (14.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Newtown?
Newtown receives on average 851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Newtown?
Newtown 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 Newtown?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Newtown between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Newtown?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Newtown.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Newtown?
In Newtown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.4 °C on 18 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 24 February 1947.
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