Okehampton climate — normals and trends
Okehampton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 897 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Okehampton averages 36 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Okehampton has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 49 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -17.5 °C (on 24 January 1945).
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
OkehamptonEngland
- coords
- 50.74°, -4.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
897mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
21.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
10.2 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
31.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-17.5 °C
24 January 1945
Wettest day
54 mm
27 December 1979
Windiest day
68.6 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
146.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
34.3 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-22.1 °C
24 January 1945
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
15.9 h
22 June 2018
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 | 7.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | +43 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 15.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 95 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 32 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 19.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 93 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 20.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 43 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 16.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 121 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 77 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 125 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | +58 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Okehampton?
Okehampton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Okehampton?
The hottest day measured in Okehampton between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 31.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Okehampton?
The coldest day measured in Okehampton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1945, at -17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Okehampton?
Yes. Okehampton gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Okehampton warmed?
Yes: Okehampton warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Okehampton?
The wettest day measured in Okehampton between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1979, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Okehampton?
The windiest day measured in Okehampton between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 68.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Okehampton?
The warmest month in Okehampton is July (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Okehampton?
Okehampton receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Okehampton?
Okehampton gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Okehampton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Okehampton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Okehampton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Okehampton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Okehampton?
In Okehampton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -22.1 °C on 24 January 1945.
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