Withernsea climate — normals and trends
Withernsea (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 736 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 (15.4 °C on average) and the coldest is February (4.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Withernsea averages 7 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Withernsea 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 13 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.2 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -7.0 °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
WithernseaEngland
- coords
- 53.73°, 0.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.6°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
736mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
29.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.4 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.7 °C
Average peak gust
41.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
27.2 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.0 °C
25 February 1947
Wettest day
56 mm
9 December 1983
Windiest day
77.8 km/h
19 January 1945
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
9 February 2020
Hottest feels-like
26.4 °C
26 June 1976
Coldest feels-like
-13.0 °C
14 February 1979
Snowiest day
12.5 cm
16 March 1979
Sunniest day
16.0 h
20 May 1940
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 | 6.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 108 mm | +42 mm |
| Feb | 6.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 37 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 9.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 11.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 15 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 13.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 31 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 18.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 60 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 18.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 19.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 20 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 16.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 73 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 10.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 162 mm | +83 mm |
| Dec | 9.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 119 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Withernsea?
Withernsea has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.6 °C and it receives 736 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Withernsea?
The hottest day measured in Withernsea between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 27.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Withernsea?
The coldest day measured in Withernsea between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1947, at -7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Withernsea?
Yes. Withernsea gets on average 14.4 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Withernsea warmed?
Yes: Withernsea warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Withernsea?
The wettest day measured in Withernsea between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1983, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Withernsea?
The windiest day measured in Withernsea between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1945, with winds reaching 77.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Withernsea?
The warmest month in Withernsea is August (15.4 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Withernsea?
Withernsea receives on average 736 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Withernsea?
Withernsea gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Withernsea?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Withernsea between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1979, with 12.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Withernsea?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Withernsea.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Withernsea?
In Withernsea, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.4 °C on 26 June 1976, and the lowest was -13.0 °C on 14 February 1979.
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