Rutherglen climate — normals and trends
Rutherglen (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 1,095 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 (14.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Rutherglen averages 50 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Rutherglen 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 69 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.8 °C (on 4 August 1975) and the coldest -20.1 °C (on 26 January 1945).
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
RutherglenScotland
- coords
- 55.83°, -4.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.6°C
Average daily high
11.5°C
Average daily low
5.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,095mm
Sunshine / day
6.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
50 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
33.0 cm
Average feels-like high
8.7 °C
Average feels-like low
2.5 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
8.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
29.8 °C
4 August 1975
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
26 January 1945
Wettest day
60 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
65.9 km/h
15 January 1968
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
28 January 2002
Hottest feels-like
32.6 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-24.7 °C
26 January 1945
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
25 January 1990
Sunniest day
17.0 h
19 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 57 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +3.7 °C | 38 mm | -34 mm |
| May | 17.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 97 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 19.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 15.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 120 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 156 mm | +56 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 147 mm | +39 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rutherglen?
Rutherglen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.6 °C and it receives 1,095 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rutherglen?
The hottest day measured in Rutherglen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1975, reaching 29.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rutherglen?
The coldest day measured in Rutherglen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1945, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rutherglen?
Yes. Rutherglen gets on average 33.0 cm of snow per year and has around 50 frost days.
Has the climate of Rutherglen warmed?
Yes: Rutherglen warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rutherglen?
The wettest day measured in Rutherglen between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rutherglen?
The windiest day measured in Rutherglen between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, with winds reaching 65.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rutherglen?
The warmest month in Rutherglen is July (14.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rutherglen?
Rutherglen receives on average 1,095 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rutherglen?
Rutherglen 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 Rutherglen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rutherglen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rutherglen?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rutherglen.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rutherglen?
In Rutherglen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.6 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -24.7 °C on 26 January 1945.
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