Shifnal climate — normals and trends
Shifnal (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 725 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 (16.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shifnal averages 44 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Shifnal 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 63 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.7 °C (on 24 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
ShifnalEngland
- coords
- 52.67°, -2.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
725mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
44 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
35.3 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.7 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
48 mm
16 June 1978
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
34.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-22.1 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 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 | 5.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 85 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 7.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 18 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.9 °C | 31 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 31 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 43 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 48 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 22.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 26 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 10.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 117 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 8.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 109 mm | +48 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shifnal?
Shifnal has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 725 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shifnal?
The hottest day measured in Shifnal between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shifnal?
The coldest day measured in Shifnal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Shifnal?
Yes. Shifnal gets on average 20.7 cm of snow per year and has around 44 frost days.
Has the climate of Shifnal warmed?
Yes: Shifnal warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shifnal?
The wettest day measured in Shifnal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1978, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shifnal?
The windiest day measured in Shifnal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shifnal?
The warmest month in Shifnal is July (16.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shifnal?
Shifnal receives on average 725 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shifnal?
Shifnal gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shifnal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shifnal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shifnal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shifnal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shifnal?
In Shifnal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.8 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -22.1 °C on 25 February 1947.
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