Norwich climate — normals and trends
Norwich (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 636 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Norwich averages 20 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Norwich 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 32 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.5 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -11.4 °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
NorwichEngland
- coords
- 52.63°, 1.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
7.5°C
Annual rainfall
636mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
25.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.2 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.4 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
83 mm
29 July 1969
Windiest day
70.5 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
129.6 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
32.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-16.7 °C
24 February 1947
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
25 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.0 h
4 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 | 6.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 46 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 7 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 16 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 15.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +4.1 °C | 49 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 21.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 71 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 11.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 107 mm | +49 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Norwich?
Norwich has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 636 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Norwich?
The hottest day measured in Norwich between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Norwich?
The coldest day measured in Norwich between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Norwich?
Yes. Norwich gets on average 12.2 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Norwich warmed?
Yes: Norwich warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Norwich?
The wettest day measured in Norwich between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1969, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Norwich?
The windiest day measured in Norwich between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 70.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Norwich?
The warmest month in Norwich is August (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Norwich?
Norwich receives on average 636 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Norwich?
Norwich 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 Norwich?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Norwich between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1958, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Norwich?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Norwich.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Norwich?
In Norwich, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.1 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -16.7 °C on 24 February 1947.
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