Wigton climate — normals and trends
Wigton (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,157 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 (14.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Wigton averages 49 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Wigton 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 67 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.5 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -19.0 °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
WigtonEngland
- coords
- 54.82°, -3.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,157mm
Sunshine / day
7.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
20.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
49 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
28.3 cm
Average feels-like high
8.9 °C
Average feels-like low
2.8 °C
Average peak gust
44.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
9.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
30.5 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-19.0 °C
13 January 1979
Wettest day
69 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
65.2 km/h
8 January 2005
Strongest gust
147.6 km/h
26 December 1998
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-23.8 °C
17 January 1963
Snowiest day
19.4 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.7 h
24 June 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 7.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 11.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 34 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 14.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 52 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 66 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 17.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 124 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 19.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 108 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 19.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 78 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 208 mm | +103 mm |
| Oct | 12.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 9.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 203 mm | +91 mm |
| Dec | 8.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 170 mm | +54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wigton?
Wigton has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,157 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wigton?
The hottest day measured in Wigton between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 30.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wigton?
The coldest day measured in Wigton between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1979, at -19.0 °C.
Does it snow in Wigton?
Yes. Wigton gets on average 28.3 cm of snow per year and has around 49 frost days.
Has the climate of Wigton warmed?
Yes: Wigton warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wigton?
The wettest day measured in Wigton between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 69 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wigton?
The windiest day measured in Wigton between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2005, with winds reaching 65.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wigton?
The warmest month in Wigton is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Wigton?
Wigton receives on average 1,157 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wigton?
Wigton 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 Wigton?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Wigton between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 19.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Wigton?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Wigton.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wigton?
In Wigton, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -23.8 °C on 17 January 1963.
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