Woolston climate — normals and trends
Woolston (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 683 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 (16.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Woolston averages 35 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Woolston has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 3 August 1990) and the coldest -13.7 °C (on 28 December 1964).
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
WoolstonEngland
- coords
- 50.89°, -1.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
683mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
35 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.8 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
10.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °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
33.0 °C
3 August 1990
Coldest day
-13.7 °C
28 December 1964
Wettest day
60 mm
18 June 2021
Windiest day
67.8 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
134.6 km/h
30 October 2000
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest feels-like
-19.2 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
12.8 cm
4 March 1965
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 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 | 6.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 112 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 7.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 50 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 10 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.8 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 29 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 21.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 56 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 56 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 22.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 34 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 67 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 14.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 11.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 101 mm | +33 mm |
| Dec | 9.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 78 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Woolston?
Woolston has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 683 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Woolston?
The hottest day measured in Woolston between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1990, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Woolston?
The coldest day measured in Woolston between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1964, at -13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Woolston?
Yes. Woolston gets on average 9.8 cm of snow per year and has around 35 frost days.
Has the climate of Woolston warmed?
Yes: Woolston warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Woolston?
The wettest day measured in Woolston between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2021, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Woolston?
The windiest day measured in Woolston between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 67.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Woolston?
The warmest month in Woolston is July (16.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Woolston?
Woolston receives on average 683 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Woolston?
Woolston gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Woolston?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Woolston between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1965, with 12.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Woolston?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Woolston.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Woolston?
In Woolston, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 28 July 1947, and the lowest was -19.2 °C on 21 January 1940.
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