Wick climate — normals and trends
Wick (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 886 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 (12.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Wick averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Wick 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 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 19.2 °C (on 21 August 1995) and the coldest -2.8 °C (on 7 February 1969).
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
WickScotland
- coords
- 58.44°, -3.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.7°C
Average daily high
9.6°C
Average daily low
7.8°C
Annual rainfall
886mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
35.1km/h
Seasonal range
7.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.6 °C
Average feels-like low
2.2 °C
Average peak gust
47.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
19.2 °C
21 August 1995
Coldest day
-2.8 °C
7 February 1969
Wettest day
52 mm
28 August 2011
Windiest day
101.3 km/h
13 February 1989
Strongest gust
161.6 km/h
13 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
20.3 °C
21 August 1995
Coldest feels-like
-14.3 °C
31 January 1953
Snowiest day
14.4 cm
18 January 1960
Sunniest day
17.7 h
15 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 70 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 37 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 73 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 9.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 22 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 10.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 13.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 90 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 15.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 62 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 14.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 14.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 55 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 12.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 151 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 9.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 124 mm | +26 mm |
| Dec | 9.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 69 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wick?
Wick has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.7 °C and it receives 886 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wick?
The hottest day measured in Wick between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1995, reaching 19.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wick?
The coldest day measured in Wick between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1969, at -2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Wick?
Yes. Wick gets on average 14.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Wick warmed?
Yes: Wick warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wick?
The wettest day measured in Wick between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2011, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wick?
The windiest day measured in Wick between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1989, with winds reaching 101.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wick?
The warmest month in Wick is August (12.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Wick?
Wick receives on average 886 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wick?
Wick gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Wick?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wick between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1960, with 14.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wick?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wick.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wick?
In Wick, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 20.3 °C on 21 August 1995, and the lowest was -14.3 °C on 31 January 1953.
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