Strabane climate — normals and trends
Strabane (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,011 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 (14.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Strabane averages 32 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
Strabane has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.7 °C (on 29 July 1948) and the coldest -15.0 °C (on 1 March 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
StrabaneNorthern Ireland
- coords
- 54.82°, -7.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
6.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,011mm
Sunshine / day
6.9h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.7 cm
Average feels-like high
9.0 °C
Average feels-like low
3.1 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
28.7 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest day
-15.0 °C
1 March 1947
Wettest day
46 mm
28 November 1999
Windiest day
64.6 km/h
16 September 1961
Strongest gust
133.9 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-19.6 °C
1 March 1947
Snowiest day
25.2 cm
30 March 2010
Sunniest day
17.0 h
10 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 50 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 86 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 10.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 27 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 90 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 67 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 16.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 112 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 18.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 18.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 67 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 14.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 106 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 12.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 137 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 114 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 85 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Strabane?
Strabane has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Strabane?
The hottest day measured in Strabane between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1948, reaching 28.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Strabane?
The coldest day measured in Strabane between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1947, at -15.0 °C.
Does it snow in Strabane?
Yes. Strabane gets on average 24.7 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Strabane warmed?
Yes: Strabane warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Strabane?
The wettest day measured in Strabane between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1999, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Strabane?
The windiest day measured in Strabane between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1961, with winds reaching 64.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Strabane?
The warmest month in Strabane is July (14.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Strabane?
Strabane receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Strabane?
Strabane gets on average 6.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,519 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Strabane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Strabane between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2010, with 25.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Strabane?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Strabane.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Strabane?
In Strabane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -19.6 °C on 1 March 1947.
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