Penrith climate — normals and trends
Penrith (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,029 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 (14.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Penrith averages 62 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Penrith 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 82 to 42 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 13 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
PenrithEngland
- coords
- 54.67°, -2.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.0°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
4.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,029mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
62 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.6 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.9 °C
Average peak gust
43.1 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
+1.6 °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
31.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
13 January 1979
Wettest day
79 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
60.3 km/h
13 January 1984
Strongest gust
146.2 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
32.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-24.0 °C
13 January 1979
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
19 February 1941
Sunniest day
16.5 h
20 June 2022
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 | 4.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 67 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 10.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 36 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 13.5 °C | +3.5 °C | 34 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 53 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | +40 mm |
| Jul | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 103 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 63 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 15.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 145 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 11.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 82 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 8.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 173 mm | +78 mm |
| Dec | 7.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 136 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Penrith?
Penrith has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.0 °C and it receives 1,029 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Penrith?
The hottest day measured in Penrith between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Penrith?
The coldest day measured in Penrith between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1979, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Penrith?
Yes. Penrith gets on average 43.6 cm of snow per year and has around 62 frost days.
Has the climate of Penrith warmed?
Yes: Penrith warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Penrith?
The wettest day measured in Penrith between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Penrith?
The windiest day measured in Penrith between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1984, with winds reaching 60.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Penrith?
The warmest month in Penrith is July (14.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Penrith?
Penrith receives on average 1,029 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Penrith?
Penrith gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Penrith?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Penrith between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1941, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Penrith?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Penrith.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Penrith?
In Penrith, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.5 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -24.0 °C on 13 January 1979.
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