Climate
Witney has a maritime climate type typical to the British Isles, with evenly spread rainfall, a narrow temperature range, and comparatively low sunshine totals. The nearest official weather station is Brize Norton, just under 4 miles to the South West.
The absolute maximum recorded was 35.4c(95.7f) during August 1990, although in a typical year the warmest day should only reach 29.5c(85.1f) with an average of 14.6 days reporting a maximum temperature of 25.1c(77.2f) or above.
The absolute minimum is −20.7c(−5.3f), recorded in January 1982. In a more typical year the annual minimum temperature should be −8.1c(17.4f), although a total of 47.1 nights should report an air frost.
Rainfall averages slightly under 644mm per year with over 1mm of rain falling on just under 115 days of the year.
| Climate data for Brize Norton, elevation 88m, 1971–2000, extremes 1901– | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.82 (56.87) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.7 (49.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.98 (42.77) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−4 (25) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 59.84 (2.3559) |
43.76 (1.7228) |
49.75 (1.9587) |
45.55 (1.7933) |
54.96 (2.1638) |
49.82 (1.9614) |
41.82 (1.6465) |
52.33 (2.0602) |
59.64 (2.348) |
61.67 (2.428) |
57.57 (2.2665) |
66.17 (2.6051) |
643.76 (25.3449) |
| Source: KNMI | |||||||||||||
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