Pocklington climate — normals and trends
Pocklington (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 690 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Pocklington averages 46 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Pocklington has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 29 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.7 °C (on 25 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
PocklingtonEngland
- coords
- 53.93°, -0.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
690mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
22.4 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
38.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.7 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
51 mm
11 September 1976
Windiest day
62.8 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
36.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2025
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 | 5.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 92 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 11.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 9 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 16.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 25 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 103 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 21.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 24 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 63 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 123 mm | +65 mm |
| Dec | 8.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 106 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pocklington?
Pocklington has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 690 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pocklington?
The hottest day measured in Pocklington between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pocklington?
The coldest day measured in Pocklington between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Pocklington?
Yes. Pocklington gets on average 22.4 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Pocklington warmed?
Yes: Pocklington warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pocklington?
The wettest day measured in Pocklington between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1976, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pocklington?
The windiest day measured in Pocklington between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 62.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pocklington?
The warmest month in Pocklington is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Pocklington?
Pocklington receives on average 690 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pocklington?
Pocklington gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pocklington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pocklington between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pocklington?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Pocklington.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pocklington?
In Pocklington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 25 February 1947.
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