St Leonards climate — normals and trends
St Leonards (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 843 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 (16.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
St Leonards averages 7 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
St Leonards has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.0 °C (on 28 June 1976) and the coldest -7.0 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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 LeonardsEngland
- coords
- 50.83°, -1.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
12.8°C
Average daily low
9.2°C
Annual rainfall
843mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.0 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
39.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
30.0 °C
28 June 1976
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
18 June 2021
Windiest day
82.4 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
130.7 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
32.0 °C
27 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-14.8 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
19 February 1978
Sunniest day
16.0 h
5 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 | 7.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 142 mm | +56 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 62 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 9 mm | -53 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 21.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 17.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 96 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 15.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 85 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 114 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 124 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of St Leonards?
St Leonards has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 843 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in St Leonards?
The hottest day measured in St Leonards between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1976, reaching 30.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in St Leonards?
The coldest day measured in St Leonards between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in St Leonards?
Yes. St Leonards gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of St Leonards warmed?
Yes: St Leonards warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in St Leonards?
The wettest day measured in St Leonards between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2021, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in St Leonards?
The windiest day measured in St Leonards between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 82.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in St Leonards?
The warmest month in St Leonards is August (16.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in St Leonards?
St Leonards receives on average 843 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in St Leonards?
St Leonards gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in St Leonards?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in St Leonards between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1978, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in St Leonards?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in St Leonards.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in St Leonards?
In St Leonards, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.0 °C on 27 June 1976, and the lowest was -14.8 °C on 12 January 1987.
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