County Durham - Climate

Climate

County Durham
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D
56 6 1 39 7 1 51 9 2 52 11 3 50 15 6 55 17 9 45 20 11 61 20 11 58 17 9 57 13 6 62 9 3 59 7 2
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source:
Imperial conversion
J F M A M J J A S O N D
2.2 43 33 1.5 44 33 2 48 36 2 52 38 1.9 58 42 2.2 63 47 1.8 68 51 2.4 67 51 2.3 62 47 2.2 55 43 2.4 48 38 2.3 45 35
Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

The following climate figures were gathered at the Durham weather station between 1971 and 2000.

Climate data for Durham 102m asl, 1971-2000, extremes 1850-
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)		 17.4
(63.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 24.1
(75.4)		 27.8
(82.0)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.5
(90.5)		 30.0
(86.0)		 25.0
(77.0)		 19.4
(66.9)		 15.1
(59.2)		 32.5
(90.5)
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 9.0
(48.2)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.5
(58.1)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.8
(67.6)		 19.6
(67.3)		 16.7
(62.1)		 13
(55)		 9.0
(48.2)		 7.0
(44.6)		 12.5
(54.5)
Average low °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)		 0.8
(33.4)		 2.1
(35.8)		 3.3
(37.9)		 5.7
(42.3)		 8.5
(47.3)		 10.7
(51.3)		 10.6
(51.1)		 8.6
(47.5)		 6.0
(42.8)		 3.1
(37.6)		 1.5
(34.7)		 5.2
(41.4)
Record low °C (°F) −17.2
(1.0)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −15
(5)		 −11.1
(12.0)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 1.1
(34.0)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 −18.3
(−0.9)
Rainfall mm (inches) 56.2
(2.213)		 38.8
(1.528)		 51.1
(2.012)		 52.0
(2.047)		 49.5
(1.949)		 54.8
(2.157)		 44.5
(1.752)		 61.3
(2.413)		 57.5
(2.264)		 56.9
(2.24)		 61.5
(2.421)		 59.2
(2.331)		 643.3
(25.327)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.2 70.9 106.6 134.4 174.8 160.8 168.0 167.4 126.3 97.0 66.6 46.5 1,374.6
Source #1: Met Office
Source #2: NEForum

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