Stainforth climate — normals and trends
Stainforth (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 644 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 (16.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Stainforth averages 39 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Stainforth has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 57 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -15.8 °C (on 25 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
StainforthEngland
- coords
- 53.60°, -1.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
13.1°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
644mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
19.2 cm
Average feels-like high
10.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
38.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-15.8 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
55 mm
20 October 2023
Windiest day
65.0 km/h
3 January 1976
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
35.7 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-20.5 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
15.4 cm
8 December 1990
Sunniest day
16.0 h
25 June 2020
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 | 5.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 97 mm | +47 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 30 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 12.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 22 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 9 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 18.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 22.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 18.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 85 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 56 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 10.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 127 mm | +71 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 100 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stainforth?
Stainforth has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 644 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stainforth?
The hottest day measured in Stainforth between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stainforth?
The coldest day measured in Stainforth between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Stainforth?
Yes. Stainforth gets on average 19.2 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Stainforth warmed?
Yes: Stainforth warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stainforth?
The wettest day measured in Stainforth between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 2023, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stainforth?
The windiest day measured in Stainforth between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1976, with winds reaching 65.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stainforth?
The warmest month in Stainforth is July (16.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Stainforth?
Stainforth receives on average 644 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stainforth?
Stainforth gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stainforth?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stainforth between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1990, with 15.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stainforth?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stainforth.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stainforth?
In Stainforth, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.7 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -20.5 °C on 25 February 1947.
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