Stakeford climate — normals and trends
Stakeford (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 782 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Stakeford averages 6 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Stakeford has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.8 °C (on 3 August 1990) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 16 February 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
StakefordEngland
- coords
- 55.16°, -1.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.2°C
Average daily high
10.7°C
Average daily low
7.6°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
28.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.2 cm
Average feels-like high
7.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.0 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
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °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
26.8 °C
3 August 1990
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
16 February 1940
Wettest day
60 mm
15 August 1980
Windiest day
78.9 km/h
18 January 1945
Strongest gust
115.9 km/h
27 November 2021
Hottest feels-like
28.1 °C
3 August 1990
Coldest feels-like
-13.2 °C
14 February 1979
Snowiest day
12.6 cm
17 March 1979
Sunniest day
16.4 h
19 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 57 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 6.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 33 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 8.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 26 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 10.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 12.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 16.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 53 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 17.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 85 mm | +20 mm |
| Aug | 17.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 35 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 15.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 77 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 12.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 89 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 154 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 9.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 99 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Stakeford?
Stakeford has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.2 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Stakeford?
The hottest day measured in Stakeford between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1990, reaching 26.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Stakeford?
The coldest day measured in Stakeford between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1940, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Stakeford?
Yes. Stakeford gets on average 21.2 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Stakeford warmed?
Yes: Stakeford warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Stakeford?
The wettest day measured in Stakeford between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1980, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Stakeford?
The windiest day measured in Stakeford between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1945, with winds reaching 78.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Stakeford?
The warmest month in Stakeford is August (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Stakeford?
Stakeford receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Stakeford?
Stakeford gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Stakeford?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Stakeford between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 1979, with 12.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Stakeford?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Stakeford.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Stakeford?
In Stakeford, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.1 °C on 3 August 1990, and the lowest was -13.2 °C on 14 February 1979.
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