Scarborough climate — normals and trends
Scarborough (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 757 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 (15.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Scarborough averages 14 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Scarborough has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 24 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -8.0 °C (on 4 March 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
ScarboroughEngland
- coords
- 54.28°, -0.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
7.1°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
27.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.7 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
42.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
29.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-8.0 °C
4 March 1947
Wettest day
71 mm
11 September 1976
Windiest day
74.8 km/h
19 January 1945
Strongest gust
121.7 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
28.1 °C
14 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-14.1 °C
14 February 1979
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.1 h
7 July 2023
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 | 5.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 90 mm | +23 mm |
| Feb | 6.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 11.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 12 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 13.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 18.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 18.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 20 mm | -49 mm |
| Sep | 16.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 67 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 9.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 175 mm | +95 mm |
| Dec | 8.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 117 mm | +45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Scarborough?
Scarborough has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Scarborough?
The hottest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Scarborough?
The coldest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1947, at -8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Scarborough?
Yes. Scarborough gets on average 27.2 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Scarborough warmed?
Yes: Scarborough warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Scarborough?
The wettest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1976, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Scarborough?
The windiest day measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1945, with winds reaching 74.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Scarborough?
The warmest month in Scarborough is August (15.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Scarborough?
Scarborough receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Scarborough?
Scarborough gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Scarborough?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Scarborough between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Scarborough?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Scarborough.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Scarborough?
In Scarborough, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.1 °C on 14 July 1983, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 14 February 1979.
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