Climate - Coventry (England)

The climate of Coventry is oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the center of England, in the West Midlands.
Winter is not very cold, but the sky is often cloudy, the humidity is high and there are periods when the wind blows moderate or strong. The rains are frequent.
Given the location in an area away from the sea, during cold spells the temperature can drop a lot. Even snow falls a bit more often than in other parts of England.
On the coldest nights of the year, the temperature generally drops to around -8/-9 °C (16/18 °F), but can sometimes drop to lower values. At the Church Lawford weather station, after 1983 the temperature dropped to -14.5 °C (6 °F) in January 1987.
In summer, temperatures are generally mild or cool. It can also rain, albeit a little less often than in winter.
However, hot periods cannot be ruled out, usually of short duration. In Church Lawford, the heat record is 38.7 °C (101.7 °F), set in July 2022.

Best Time

The best time to visit Coventry is the summer, or more generally from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.

Coventry - Climate data

In Coventry, the average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.5 °C (40.1 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17.3 °C (63.1 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
In Coventry, precipitation amounts to 700 millimeters (27.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest months (February, March) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest one (October). Here is the average precipitation.
In Coventry, there are on average around 1510 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average hours of sunshine per day.