Par climate — normals and trends
Par (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 846 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Par averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Par 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 10 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.1 °C (on 14 August 2022) and the coldest -7.1 °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
ParEngland
- coords
- 50.35°, -4.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
846mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.3 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
44.2 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
+1.1 °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
28.1 °C
14 August 2022
Coldest day
-7.1 °C
1 January 1979
Wettest day
57 mm
24 October 2011
Windiest day
77.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
30.5 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
10.2 cm
18 January 1985
Sunniest day
15.8 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 | 9.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 142 mm | +58 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 19 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 107 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 16.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 29 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 76 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 20.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 16.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 111 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 14.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 86 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 120 mm | +34 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 177 mm | +91 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Par?
Par has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 846 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Par?
The hottest day measured in Par between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2022, reaching 28.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Par?
The coldest day measured in Par between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1979, at -7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Par?
Yes. Par gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Par warmed?
Yes: Par warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Par?
The wettest day measured in Par between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2011, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Par?
The windiest day measured in Par between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 77.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Par?
The warmest month in Par is August (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Par?
Par receives on average 846 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Par?
Par gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Par?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Par between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1985, with 10.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Par?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Par.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Par?
In Par, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.5 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 12 January 1987.
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