Sandy climate — normals and trends
Sandy (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 599 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 (17.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Sandy averages 39 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Sandy has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.3 °C (on 23 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
SandyEngland
- coords
- 52.13°, -0.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
599mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 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
+1.8 °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
40.0 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.3 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
50 mm
20 June 1973
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
27 October 2002
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-20.6 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
12.0 cm
9 January 1968
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 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 | 6.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 46 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 12 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 21 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +4.8 °C | 29 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 71 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 18.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 47 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 48 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sandy?
Sandy has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 599 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sandy?
The hottest day measured in Sandy between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sandy?
The coldest day measured in Sandy between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Sandy?
Yes. Sandy gets on average 13.6 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Sandy warmed?
Yes: Sandy warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sandy?
The wettest day measured in Sandy between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1973, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sandy?
The windiest day measured in Sandy between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2002, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sandy?
The warmest month in Sandy is July (17.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sandy?
Sandy receives on average 599 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sandy?
Sandy gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sandy?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sandy between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1968, with 12.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sandy?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sandy.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sandy?
In Sandy, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -20.6 °C on 13 December 1981.
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