Soham climate — normals and trends
Soham (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 619 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 (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Soham averages 39 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Soham 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 56 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °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
SohamEngland
- coords
- 52.34°, 0.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.0°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
6.7°C
Annual rainfall
619mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
13.5 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.5 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.4 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
38.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.1 °C
23 January 1963
Wettest day
49 mm
20 June 1973
Windiest day
64.1 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
125.3 km/h
18 January 2007
Hottest feels-like
37.0 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
13 December 1981
Snowiest day
15.0 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 | 6.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | +8 mm |
| Feb | 7.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 46 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 21 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 23.5 °C | +4.6 °C | 31 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 74 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 23.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 19.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 14.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 58 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 108 mm | +55 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soham?
Soham has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.0 °C and it receives 619 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soham?
The hottest day measured in Soham between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soham?
The coldest day measured in Soham between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1963, at -15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Soham?
Yes. Soham gets on average 13.5 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Soham warmed?
Yes: Soham warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soham?
The wettest day measured in Soham between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1973, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soham?
The windiest day measured in Soham between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 64.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soham?
The warmest month in Soham is July (17.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Soham?
Soham receives on average 619 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soham?
Soham 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 Soham?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Soham between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1970, with 15.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Soham?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Soham.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soham?
In Soham, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.0 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 13 December 1981.
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