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Carlisle, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Carlisle has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 20°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 2°C at night. Around 877 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (94 mm) and easing off in April (46 mm). At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 6.9 hours in midwinter to 17.1 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Carlisle climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 72 | 92 | 83 | 94 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 65 | 59 | 46 | 57 | 67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 86 | 72 | 92 | 83 | 94 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.9 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 15.9 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Carlisle, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.