Whitehaven climate — normals and trends
Whitehaven (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,464 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 (14.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Whitehaven averages 19 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 196 rainy days per year.
Whitehaven has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.9 °C (on 29 July 1948) and the coldest -10.1 °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
WhitehavenEngland
- coords
- 54.55°, -3.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.1°C
Average daily high
10.8°C
Average daily low
7.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,464mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
26.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
196 d/yr
Annual snowfall
24.1 cm
Average feels-like high
7.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.4 °C
Average peak gust
46.4 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
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
26.9 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
1 March 1947
Wettest day
72 mm
27 October 2021
Windiest day
78.0 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
155.9 km/h
8 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
29.8 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-15.0 °C
1 March 1947
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.8 h
24 June 2018
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 | 5.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 100 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 6.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 80 mm | -27 mm |
| Mar | 9.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 12.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 52 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 14.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 83 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 15.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 155 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 106 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 115 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 15.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 302 mm | +157 mm |
| Oct | 12.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 156 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 9.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 284 mm | +126 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 236 mm | +75 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Whitehaven?
Whitehaven has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.1 °C and it receives 1,464 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Whitehaven?
The hottest day measured in Whitehaven between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1948, reaching 26.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Whitehaven?
The coldest day measured in Whitehaven between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1947, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Whitehaven?
Yes. Whitehaven gets on average 24.1 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Whitehaven warmed?
Yes: Whitehaven warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Whitehaven?
The wettest day measured in Whitehaven between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 2021, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Whitehaven?
The windiest day measured in Whitehaven between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 78.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Whitehaven?
The warmest month in Whitehaven is August (14.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Whitehaven?
Whitehaven receives on average 1,464 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 196 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Whitehaven?
Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Whitehaven between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Whitehaven?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Whitehaven.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Whitehaven?
In Whitehaven, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.8 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -15.0 °C on 1 March 1947.
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