Climate
Ipswich experiences a maritime climate, like the rest of the British Isles, with a narrow range of temperature and rainfall spread evenly throughout the year. The nearest weather station for which data is available is East Bergholt, about 7 miles east south east of the Town centre and at a similar elevation, and similar river valley/estuary situation. The average July maximum of 22.9c(73.2f) is the highest outside of the London area, illustrating the relative warmth of the area during the summer part of the year.The record maximum is 35.2c(95.4f), set during August 2003. Typically 19.9 days of the year will record a maximum temperature of 25.1c (77.2f) or above, and the warmest day of the year should reach 30.0c(86.0f), on average.
The absolute minimum is -16.1c(3.0f), set in January 1963, although frosts have been recorded in all months except July, August and September. In an average year, 55.33 nights will report an air frost.
As with much of East Anglia, rainfall is low, averaging 569.3mm in a typical year, with 103.8 days of the year reporting over 1mm of rain. All averages refer to the period 1971-2000.
| Climate data for East Bergholt, elevation 7m, 1971-2000, extremes 1960- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
2.31 (36.16) |
3.5 (38.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.1 (37.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−4 (25) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52.14 (2.0528) |
34.07 (1.3413) |
41.63 (1.639) |
42.06 (1.6559) |
41.80 (1.6457) |
51.86 (2.0417) |
35.50 (1.3976) |
49.12 (1.9339) |
51.31 (2.0201) |
58.14 (2.289) |
56.25 (2.2146) |
54.52 (2.1465) |
569.31 (22.4138) |
| Source: KNMI | |||||||||||||
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