Like most of the United Kingdom, Nottingham has a temperate oceanic climate and experiences warm mild summers and mild to cool winters with abundant precipitation throughout the year. There are two weather-reporting stations close to Nottingham: the former “Nottingham Weather Centre”, at Watnall, about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of the city centre; and the University of Nottingham’s agricultural campus at Sutton Bonington, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of the city centre. The highest temperature recorded in Nottingham (Watnall) stands at 36.1 °C (97.0 °F), whilst Sutton Bonington recorded a temperature of 36.0 °C (96.8 °F), both recorded on 25 July 2019, and the record-high minimum temperature is 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) recorded in August 2004. On average, a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) or above is recorded on 11.0 days per year at Watnall (1981–2010), and the warmest day of the year reaches an average of 29.4 °C (84.9 °F).
For the period 1981–2010 Nottingham (Watnall) recorded on average 42.9 days of air frost per year, and Sutton Bonington 47.1. The lowest recorded temperature in Nottingham (Watnall) is −13.3 °C (8.1 °F) recorded in January 1963 and January 1987, whilst a temperature of −17.8 °C (0.0 °F) was recorded in Sutton Bonington on 24 February 1947. The record-low maximum temperature is −6.3 °C (20.7 °F) recorded in January 1963. For the period of 1981–2010, the coldest temperature of the year reaches an average of
−6.6 °C (20.1 °F) in Nottingham (Watnall).