Wetherby climate — normals and trends
Wetherby (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 719 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 (15.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wetherby averages 46 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Wetherby 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 66 to 26 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -17.0 °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
WetherbyEngland
- coords
- 53.93°, -1.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.0°C
Average daily high
12.2°C
Average daily low
5.9°C
Annual rainfall
719mm
Sunshine / day
7.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.6 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
36.3 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-17.0 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
58 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
64.9 km/h
12 February 1962
Strongest gust
137.9 km/h
13 January 1984
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest feels-like
-22.3 °C
25 February 1947
Snowiest day
20.6 cm
13 March 1969
Sunniest day
16.1 h
19 June 2025
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 | 5.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 95 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 11.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 9 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 16.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 22 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 50 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 68 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -38 mm |
| Sep | 16.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 109 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 66 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 111 mm | +48 mm |
| Dec | 8.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 107 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wetherby?
Wetherby has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.0 °C and it receives 719 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wetherby?
The hottest day measured in Wetherby between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wetherby?
The coldest day measured in Wetherby between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wetherby?
Yes. Wetherby gets on average 32.9 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Wetherby warmed?
Yes: Wetherby warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wetherby?
The wettest day measured in Wetherby between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 58 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wetherby?
The windiest day measured in Wetherby between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1962, with winds reaching 64.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wetherby?
The warmest month in Wetherby is July (15.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Wetherby?
Wetherby receives on average 719 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wetherby?
Wetherby gets on average 7.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,665 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wetherby?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wetherby between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1969, with 20.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wetherby?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wetherby.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wetherby?
In Wetherby, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 19 July 2022, and the lowest was -22.3 °C on 25 February 1947.
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