Workington climate — normals and trends
Workington (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,257 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 February (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Workington averages 22 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Workington has warmed by +1.3 °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 35 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.0 °C (on 29 July 1948) and the coldest -12.5 °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
WorkingtonEngland
- coords
- 54.64°, -3.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
11.3°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,257mm
Sunshine / day
7.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
22 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
8.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.6 °C
Average peak gust
42.1 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
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
28.0 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest day
-12.5 °C
13 January 1979
Wettest day
56 mm
10 August 2004
Windiest day
75.9 km/h
13 January 1965
Strongest gust
137.5 km/h
26 December 1998
Hottest feels-like
31.1 °C
29 July 1948
Coldest feels-like
-16.9 °C
13 January 1979
Snowiest day
16.7 cm
24 April 1981
Sunniest day
16.8 h
26 June 1995
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 | 0.0 °C | 76 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 7.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 67 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 35 mm | -51 mm |
| Apr | 12.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 55 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 15.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 73 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 16.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | +47 mm |
| Jul | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 102 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 18.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 91 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 15.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 227 mm | +106 mm |
| Oct | 12.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 121 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 10.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 236 mm | +104 mm |
| Dec | 8.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | +71 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Workington?
Workington has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,257 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Workington?
The hottest day measured in Workington between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1948, reaching 28.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Workington?
The coldest day measured in Workington between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1979, at -12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Workington?
Yes. Workington gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 22 frost days.
Has the climate of Workington warmed?
Yes: Workington warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Workington?
The wettest day measured in Workington between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2004, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Workington?
The windiest day measured in Workington between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1965, with winds reaching 75.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Workington?
The warmest month in Workington is July (14.8 °C on average); the coldest is February (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Workington?
Workington receives on average 1,257 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Workington?
Workington 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 Workington?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Workington between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1981, with 16.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Workington?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Workington.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Workington?
In Workington, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.1 °C on 29 July 1948, and the lowest was -16.9 °C on 13 January 1979.
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