Prescot climate — normals and trends
Prescot (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 927 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 (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Prescot averages 32 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Prescot 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 48 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 25 January 1963).
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
PrescotEngland
- coords
- 53.43°, -2.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
927mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.3 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
43.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
33.4 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
25 January 1963
Wettest day
57 mm
16 October 2024
Windiest day
67.8 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
23 February 1967
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
24 February 1958
Sunniest day
16.3 h
28 June 2011
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 | 6.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 120 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 8.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 12.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 15.8 °C | +4.0 °C | 27 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 18.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 41 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 19.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 89 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 20.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 32 mm | -56 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 139 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 13.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 10.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 149 mm | +59 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 133 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prescot?
Prescot has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 927 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prescot?
The hottest day measured in Prescot between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prescot?
The coldest day measured in Prescot between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1963, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Prescot?
Yes. Prescot gets on average 16.3 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Prescot warmed?
Yes: Prescot warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prescot?
The wettest day measured in Prescot between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 2024, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prescot?
The windiest day measured in Prescot between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 67.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prescot?
The warmest month in Prescot is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Prescot?
Prescot receives on average 927 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prescot?
Prescot gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Prescot?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Prescot between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1958, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Prescot?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Prescot.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prescot?
In Prescot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 13 December 1981.
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