Ulverston climate — normals and trends
Ulverston (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,455 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 (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Ulverston averages 25 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Ulverston 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 40 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.8 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -11.9 °C (on 13 January 1979).
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
UlverstonEngland
- coords
- 54.20°, -3.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
10.9°C
Average daily low
6.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,455mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
24.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
25 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.7 cm
Average feels-like high
7.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
27.8 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-11.9 °C
13 January 1979
Wettest day
60 mm
9 February 2020
Windiest day
74.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
143.6 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
28.5 °C
12 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-16.1 °C
23 February 1947
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.5 h
20 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 116 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 6.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 41 mm | -61 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 36 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 15.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 75 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 16.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 164 mm | +72 mm |
| Jul | 18.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 100 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 18.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 100 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 15.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 290 mm | +150 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 158 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 9.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 276 mm | +124 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 240 mm | +81 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ulverston?
Ulverston has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 1,455 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ulverston?
The hottest day measured in Ulverston between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ulverston?
The coldest day measured in Ulverston between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1979, at -11.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ulverston?
Yes. Ulverston gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 25 frost days.
Has the climate of Ulverston warmed?
Yes: Ulverston warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ulverston?
The wettest day measured in Ulverston between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 2020, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ulverston?
The windiest day measured in Ulverston between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 74.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ulverston?
The warmest month in Ulverston is July (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ulverston?
Ulverston receives on average 1,455 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ulverston?
Ulverston gets on average 7.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,701 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ulverston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ulverston between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ulverston?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ulverston.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ulverston?
In Ulverston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 28.5 °C on 12 August 2020, and the lowest was -16.1 °C on 23 February 1947.
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