Margate climate — normals and trends
Margate (United States) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,138 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Margate averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Margate has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 7 August 1956) and the coldest -2.5 °C (on 25 December 1989).
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
MargateFlorida
- coords
- 26.24°, -80.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,138mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
239 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.7 °C
7 August 1956
Coldest day
-2.5 °C
25 December 1989
Wettest day
163 mm
16 November 2023
Windiest day
93.7 km/h
24 October 2005
Strongest gust
193.7 km/h
24 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-7.5 °C
24 December 1989
Sunniest day
13.1 h
3 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 29 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 23 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 103 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 144 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 186 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 239 mm | +78 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 342 mm | +177 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 137 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 23 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 26 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Margate?
Margate has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,138 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Margate?
The hottest day measured in Margate between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1956, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Margate?
The coldest day measured in Margate between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1989, at -2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Margate?
Almost never: Margate sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Margate warmed?
Yes: Margate warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Margate?
The wettest day measured in Margate between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2023, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Margate?
The windiest day measured in Margate between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2005, with winds reaching 93.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Margate?
The warmest month in Margate is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Margate?
Margate receives on average 1,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Margate?
Margate gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Margate?
Yes: Margate has on average 239 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Margate?
In Margate, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.5 °C on 24 December 1989.
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