Warboys has warmer summer afternoons than 93% of UK towns
Winter’s chill peaks in January, at about 1.6°C (35°F) after dark. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 22°C. None of the 51 Cambridgeshire towns gets more rain. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Warboys at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Warboys feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 604 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 12 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. The wettest of 51 Cambridgeshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
43 air frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Cambridge NIAB
Cambridge NIAB is 13 miles south-east of Warboys, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 49 mm | 9.0 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.8°C | 36 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 33 mm | 5.2 |
| April | 14.1°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 2.6 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.4°C | 43 mm | 0.6 |
| June | 20.4°C | 10.5°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 23.1°C | 12.6°C | 48 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.6°C | 56 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.5°C | 51 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.9°C | 59 mm | 0.7 |
| November | 10.7°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 50 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 563 mm | 40 |
Met Office historic station data, Cambridge NIAB, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Warboys compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Cambridgeshire towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warboys | 23.0°C | 1.6°C | 604 mm |
| Bury 2.7 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Ramsey 3.3 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 575 mm |
| Somersham 3.7 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 569 mm |
| Wyton 4.3 mi | 23.2°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 581 mm |
| St Ives 4.9 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 565 mm |
| Bluntisham and Colne 5.0 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 579 mm |
Warboys weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| February | 8.4°C 47°F | 1.4°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 36 mm 1.4 in |
| March | 11.1°C 52°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 7.0°C | 37 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 14.3°C 58°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 9.3°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 17.5°C 64°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 12.4°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| June | 20.4°C 69°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 15.3°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| July | 23.0°C 73°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.7°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| August | 22.9°C 73°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.6°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 19.8°C 68°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 15.0°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| October | 15.3°C 60°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 11.4°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| November | 10.8°C 51°F | 4.2°C 39°F | 7.5°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.3°C | 10.6°C | 604 mm |
Where Warboys’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Warboys’s built-up area.
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Cambridge NIAB, 13 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Warboys’s climate
How warm does Warboys get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C (73°F). About 19 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 89% of UK towns.
How cold does Warboys get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Warboys get?
About 604 mm (24 in) a year, less than 92% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (61 mm) and February the driest (36 mm).
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Warboys. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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