Climate
Located in the northern part of the UK, Pickering has a temperate maritime climate which is dominated by the passage of mid-latitude depressions. The weather is very changeable from day to day and the warming influence of the Gulf Stream makes the region mild for its latitude. The average total annual rainfall is 729 mm with rain falling on 128 days of the year. January is usually the coldest month and December the wettest. The warmest month is August and the driest is February.
| High Mowthorpe climate: Average maximum and minimum temperatures, and average rainfall recorded between 1971 and 2000 by the Met Office. | ||||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average max. temperature °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
|
| Average min. temperature °C (°F) |
0.3 (32.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.1 (37.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
|
| Rainfall mm (inches) |
68.7 (2.7) |
48.1 (1.9) |
59.2 (2.3) |
54.8 (2.2) |
52.8 (2.1) |
62.1 (2.4) |
53.4 (2.1) |
56.9 (2.2) |
61.4 (2.4) |
68.2 (2.7) |
68.0 (2.7) |
75.8 (3.0) |
729.4 (28.7) |
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