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Rainfall this year is close to usual

773 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 88% of the usual 877 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
1,221 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
386 mm
November 2006
Driest month on record
0 mm
July 2017

The wettest and driest months are the highest and lowest in the 30 years of data we hold, not necessarily the highest or lowest ever.

Show the monthly figures
Month Rain, usual Rain, this year
Jan 179 mm 163 mm
Feb 113 mm 89 mm
Mar 138 mm 211 mm
Apr 88 mm 53 mm
May 61 mm 51 mm
Jun 40 mm 37 mm
Jul 13 mm 16 mm
Aug 23 mm 5 mm
Sep 54 mm 66 mm
Oct 124 mm 56 mm
Nov 197 mm 27 mm
Dec 194 mm –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 12.6 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the usual 12.2 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year

Soil temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Warmest month
August
19.5 °C on average
Coldest month
December
4.8 °C on average
Soil this month
9.2 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
45.0 °C
28 Jun 2021. This year: 35.6 °C
Coldest night
-9.7 °C
13 Jan 2024. This year: -2.9 °C
Warmest soil
31.4 °C
28 Jun 2021. This year: 24.8 °C
Coldest soil
-1.6 °C
14 Jan 2024. This year: -0.6 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 4.9 °C 6.0 °C 4.6 °C 5.3 °C
Feb 5.2 °C 6.4 °C 4.9 °C 6.1 °C
Mar 7.0 °C 7.7 °C 6.8 °C 7.6 °C
Apr 9.4 °C 10.9 °C 9.5 °C 10.9 °C
May 13.0 °C 14.3 °C 13.4 °C 15.1 °C
Jun 16.0 °C 17.4 °C 16.6 °C 18.4 °C
Jul 19.3 °C 18.6 °C 20.4 °C 19.6 °C
Aug 19.5 °C 18.8 °C 20.5 °C 19.6 °C
Sep 16.4 °C 15.0 °C 16.9 °C 15.3 °C
Oct 11.6 °C 11.4 °C 11.7 °C 11.7 °C
Nov 7.4 °C 9.4 °C 7.5 °C 9.2 °C
Dec 4.8 °C – 4.7 °C –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Frost danger starts soon

The usual first frost is 20 Nov, in 6 days. It has come as early as 1 Nov.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
2 Apr
has come as late as 22 Apr
Next frost danger starts
20 Nov
as early as 1 Nov, 371 days from now
Frost-free season
231 days
in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

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