St Ives climate — normals and trends
St Ives (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 855 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 (16.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (7.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
St Ives averages 2 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
St Ives has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.3 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -5.7 °C (on 13 January 1987).
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
St IvesEngland
- coords
- 50.21°, -5.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
855mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
29.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
46.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
28.3 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
49 mm
6 September 2010
Windiest day
85.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
152.6 km/h
4 January 1998
Hottest feels-like
28.9 °C
12 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
9.0 cm
30 December 1962
Sunniest day
15.7 h
27 June 2018
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 | 9.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 125 mm | +36 mm |
| Feb | 9.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 71 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 32 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 86 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 15.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 37 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 55 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 16.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 126 mm | +59 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 89 mm | 0 mm |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 149 mm | +52 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 184 mm | +88 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of St Ives?
St Ives has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 855 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in St Ives?
The hottest day measured in St Ives between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 28.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in St Ives?
The coldest day measured in St Ives between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in St Ives?
Yes. St Ives gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of St Ives warmed?
Yes: St Ives warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in St Ives?
The wettest day measured in St Ives between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 2010, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in St Ives?
The windiest day measured in St Ives between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 85.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in St Ives?
The warmest month in St Ives is August (16.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (7.3 °C).
How much does it rain in St Ives?
St Ives receives on average 855 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in St Ives?
St Ives gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in St Ives?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in St Ives between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1962, with 9.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in St Ives?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in St Ives.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in St Ives?
In St Ives, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.9 °C on 12 August 2022, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 12 January 1987.
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