Scalby climate — normals and trends
Scalby (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 635 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 (16.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Scalby averages 36 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Scalby has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 52 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.1 °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
ScalbyEngland
- coords
- 53.77°, -0.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.6°C
Annual rainfall
635mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
36 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
16.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.4 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
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
38.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
51 mm
9 December 1983
Windiest day
64.8 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.1 °C
23 January 1963
Snowiest day
13.7 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 97 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 12.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 15.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +3.9 °C | 51 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 22.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 82 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 22.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 59 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 124 mm | +68 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Scalby?
Scalby has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 635 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Scalby?
The hottest day measured in Scalby between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Scalby?
The coldest day measured in Scalby between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Scalby?
Yes. Scalby gets on average 16.2 cm of snow per year and has around 36 frost days.
Has the climate of Scalby warmed?
Yes: Scalby warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Scalby?
The wettest day measured in Scalby between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1983, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Scalby?
The windiest day measured in Scalby between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 64.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Scalby?
The warmest month in Scalby is July (16.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Scalby?
Scalby receives on average 635 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Scalby?
Scalby 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 Scalby?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Scalby between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 13.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Scalby?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Scalby.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Scalby?
In Scalby, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.1 °C on 23 January 1963.
Compare Scalby with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Scalby