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Rainfall this year is close to usual

967 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 97% of the usual 992 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
1,222 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
303 mm
December 2015
Driest month on record
3 mm
January 1997

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 109 mm 114 mm
Feb 93 mm 80 mm
Mar 76 mm 102 mm
Apr 67 mm 64 mm
May 89 mm 73 mm
Jun 96 mm 124 mm
Jul 109 mm 46 mm
Aug 113 mm 109 mm
Sep 101 mm 111 mm
Oct 127 mm 145 mm
Nov 118 mm 1 mm
Dec 123 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 warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 10.8 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the usual 9.6 °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
July
14.7 °C on average
Coldest month
January
3.7 °C on average
Soil this month
7.2 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
32.0 °C
19 Jul 2022. This year: 29.4 °C
Coldest night
-17.6 °C
8 Jan 2010. This year: -4.9 °C
Warmest soil
22.3 °C
26 Jun 2026. This year: 22.3 °C
Coldest soil
-2.8 °C
8 Jan 2010. This year: -0.8 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 3.7 °C 3.5 °C 3.1 °C 2.9 °C
Feb 4.2 °C 5.3 °C 3.6 °C 5.0 °C
Mar 5.4 °C 7.0 °C 5.1 °C 6.9 °C
Apr 7.4 °C 8.6 °C 7.7 °C 8.8 °C
May 10.6 °C 11.3 °C 11.0 °C 12.1 °C
Jun 13.2 °C 15.0 °C 13.7 °C 15.7 °C
Jul 14.7 °C 16.8 °C 15.2 °C 18.2 °C
Aug 14.6 °C 15.8 °C 14.9 °C 16.5 °C
Sep 12.7 °C 14.3 °C 12.8 °C 14.3 °C
Oct 9.8 °C 10.4 °C 9.6 °C 10.3 °C
Nov 6.4 °C 7.2 °C 6.1 °C 7.2 °C
Dec 4.2 °C – 3.7 °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)

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 5 May, in 173 days. It has come as late as 16 May.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
5 May
has come as late as 16 May
Next frost danger starts
27 Oct
as early as 2 Oct, 348 days from now
Frost-free season
172 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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