Peebles climate — normals and trends
Peebles (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 922 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 (13.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Peebles averages 63 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 171 rainy days per year.
Peebles has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 85 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -18.5 °C (on 11 January 1982).
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
PeeblesScotland
- coords
- 55.65°, -3.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.7°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
4.7°C
Annual rainfall
922mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
63 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
171 d/yr
Annual snowfall
62.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
45.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
29.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
11 January 1982
Wettest day
52 mm
22 November 1969
Windiest day
61.3 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
145.1 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
32.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
8 January 1982
Snowiest day
23.7 cm
30 March 2010
Sunniest day
16.9 h
29 June 1941
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 | 4.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 57 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 10.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 32 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 13.3 °C | +3.5 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 15.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 55 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 83 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 99 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 86 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 11.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 76 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 147 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 7.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 93 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Peebles?
Peebles has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.7 °C and it receives 922 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Peebles?
The hottest day measured in Peebles between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 29.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Peebles?
The coldest day measured in Peebles between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1982, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Peebles?
Yes. Peebles gets on average 62.4 cm of snow per year and has around 63 frost days.
Has the climate of Peebles warmed?
Yes: Peebles warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Peebles?
The wettest day measured in Peebles between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1969, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Peebles?
The windiest day measured in Peebles between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 61.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Peebles?
The warmest month in Peebles is July (13.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Peebles?
Peebles receives on average 922 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 171 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Peebles?
Peebles gets on average 6.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,446 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Peebles?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Peebles between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2010, with 23.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Peebles?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Peebles.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Peebles?
In Peebles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.1 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 8 January 1982.
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