Coventry climate — normals and trends
Coventry (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,129 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Coventry averages 105 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Coventry has warmed by +1.6 °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 113 to 97 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 22 July 2011) and the coldest -29.1 °C (on 13 February 1967).
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
CoventryRhode Island
- coords
- 41.70°, -71.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.3°C
Average daily high
15.1°C
Average daily low
5.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,129mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
24.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
105 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
90.6 cm
Average feels-like high
13.3 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · 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
40.2 °C
22 July 2011
Coldest day
-29.1 °C
13 February 1967
Wettest day
113 mm
21 September 1961
Windiest day
52.8 km/h
27 September 1985
Strongest gust
135.0 km/h
27 September 1985
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
26 June 1952
Coldest feels-like
-34.4 °C
13 February 1967
Snowiest day
34.7 cm
12 December 1992
Sunniest day
14.7 h
12 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | -45 mm |
| Feb | 3.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 75 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 10.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 113 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 15.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 95 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 174 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 53 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 92 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 10.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 55 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 3.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 83 mm | -18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Coventry?
Coventry has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.3 °C and it receives 1,129 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Coventry?
The hottest day measured in Coventry between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 2011, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Coventry?
The coldest day measured in Coventry between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 1967, at -29.1 °C.
Does it snow in Coventry?
Yes. Coventry gets on average 90.6 cm of snow per year and has around 105 frost days.
Has the climate of Coventry warmed?
Yes: Coventry warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Coventry?
The wettest day measured in Coventry between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1961, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Coventry?
The windiest day measured in Coventry between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1985, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Coventry?
The warmest month in Coventry is July (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Coventry?
Coventry receives on average 1,129 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Coventry?
Coventry gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Coventry?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Coventry between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1992, with 34.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Coventry?
Yes: Coventry has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Coventry?
In Coventry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 26 June 1952, and the lowest was -34.4 °C on 13 February 1967.
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