Ramsgate climate — normals and trends
Ramsgate (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 718 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Ramsgate averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Ramsgate 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 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 25 July 2019) and the coldest -7.7 °C (on 12 January 1987).
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
RamsgateEngland
- coords
- 51.34°, 1.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
12.3°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
718mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
30.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
10.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
43.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.8 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
27.9 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest day
-7.7 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
58 mm
21 October 1955
Windiest day
87.8 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
137.2 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
30.8 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-15.1 °C
19 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.2 cm
30 December 1962
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 June 1940
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 | 7.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 94 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 17 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 11.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 27 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 14.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 18.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 43 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 32 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 17.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 61 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 15.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 12.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 93 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ramsgate?
Ramsgate has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 718 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ramsgate?
The hottest day measured in Ramsgate between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2019, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ramsgate?
The coldest day measured in Ramsgate between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Ramsgate?
Yes. Ramsgate gets on average 10.9 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Ramsgate warmed?
Yes: Ramsgate warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ramsgate?
The wettest day measured in Ramsgate between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1955, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ramsgate?
The windiest day measured in Ramsgate between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 87.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ramsgate?
The warmest month in Ramsgate is August (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ramsgate?
Ramsgate receives on average 718 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ramsgate?
Ramsgate gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ramsgate?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ramsgate between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1962, with 13.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ramsgate?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ramsgate.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ramsgate?
In Ramsgate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.8 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -15.1 °C on 19 January 1963.
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