Shrewsbury climate — normals and trends
Shrewsbury (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 667 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 (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Shrewsbury averages 45 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Shrewsbury 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 65 to 25 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -20.1 °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
ShrewsburyEngland
- coords
- 52.71°, -2.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.5°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
667mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
45 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.0 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
34.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-20.1 °C
24 February 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
24 September 2012
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
30 November 1954
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
27 October 2002
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-25.0 °C
12 December 1981
Snowiest day
15.5 cm
10 February 1953
Sunniest day
16.1 h
27 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 84 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 36 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 41 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 21.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 21.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 17.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 103 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 13.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 53 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 116 mm | +57 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 99 mm | +40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.5 °C and it receives 667 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shrewsbury?
The hottest day measured in Shrewsbury between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shrewsbury?
The coldest day measured in Shrewsbury between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1947, at -20.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shrewsbury?
Yes. Shrewsbury gets on average 20.6 cm of snow per year and has around 45 frost days.
Has the climate of Shrewsbury warmed?
Yes: Shrewsbury warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shrewsbury?
The wettest day measured in Shrewsbury between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2012, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shrewsbury?
The windiest day measured in Shrewsbury between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1954, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shrewsbury?
The warmest month in Shrewsbury is July (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury receives on average 667 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shrewsbury?
Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shrewsbury between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1953, with 15.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shrewsbury?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shrewsbury.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shrewsbury?
In Shrewsbury, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -25.0 °C on 12 December 1981.
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