Sawtry climate — normals and trends
Sawtry (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 604 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 (17.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sawtry averages 37 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Sawtry 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 53 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.5 °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
SawtryEngland
- coords
- 52.44°, -0.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
37 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 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
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
39.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.5 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
46 mm
20 June 1973
Windiest day
62.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
4 March 1970
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 | 58 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 13.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 13 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 25 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 25 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 23.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 51 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 121 mm | +69 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 55 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sawtry?
Sawtry has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sawtry?
The hottest day measured in Sawtry between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sawtry?
The coldest day measured in Sawtry between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -16.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sawtry?
Yes. Sawtry gets on average 14.2 cm of snow per year and has around 37 frost days.
Has the climate of Sawtry warmed?
Yes: Sawtry warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sawtry?
The wettest day measured in Sawtry between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1973, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sawtry?
The windiest day measured in Sawtry between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 62.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sawtry?
The warmest month in Sawtry is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sawtry?
Sawtry receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sawtry?
Sawtry gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sawtry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sawtry between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1970, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sawtry?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sawtry.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sawtry?
In Sawtry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 25 February 1947.
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