Todmorden climate — normals and trends
Todmorden (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,001 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 (14.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (2.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Todmorden averages 57 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Todmorden has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 78 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -16.3 °C (on 23 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
TodmordenEngland
- coords
- 53.71°, -2.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.2°C
Average daily high
11.2°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,001mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
57 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
47.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.0 °C
Average peak gust
44.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
33.6 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-16.3 °C
23 February 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
64.3 km/h
24 December 1997
Strongest gust
150.1 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-21.2 °C
23 February 1947
Snowiest day
21.3 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.1 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 113 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 6.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 51 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 34 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 16 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 16.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 18.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 87 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 76 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 46 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 159 mm | +77 mm |
| Oct | 12.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 100 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 9.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 134 mm | +46 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 136 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Todmorden?
Todmorden has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.2 °C and it receives 1,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Todmorden?
The hottest day measured in Todmorden between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Todmorden?
The coldest day measured in Todmorden between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1947, at -16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Todmorden?
Yes. Todmorden gets on average 47.1 cm of snow per year and has around 57 frost days.
Has the climate of Todmorden warmed?
Yes: Todmorden warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Todmorden?
The wettest day measured in Todmorden between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Todmorden?
The windiest day measured in Todmorden between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1997, with winds reaching 64.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Todmorden?
The warmest month in Todmorden is July (14.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (2.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Todmorden?
Todmorden receives on average 1,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Todmorden?
Todmorden gets on average 7.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,592 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Todmorden?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Todmorden between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 21.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Todmorden?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Todmorden.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Todmorden?
In Todmorden, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -21.2 °C on 23 February 1947.
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