Billy Row has some of the coldest winter nights among UK towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 19.3°C (67°F). Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in May. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 87% of UK towns. Long light evenings and highs of 19°C make July and August the time for the coast and the hills.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Billy Row at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Billy Row feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 884 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 61 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 3 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 Durham
Durham is 6.8 miles east of Billy Row, 102 m (335 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 | 6.9°C | 1.3°C | 53 mm | 10.3 |
| February | 7.8°C | 1.4°C | 46 mm | 9.8 |
| March | 9.9°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 6.5 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.1°C | 51 mm | 3.2 |
| May | 15.4°C | 6.5°C | 45 mm | 0.8 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 20.2°C | 11.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 17.4°C | 9.2°C | 57 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 13.5°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm | 1.2 |
| November | 9.7°C | 3.6°C | 76 mm | 4.6 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 61 mm | 10.4 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.7°C | 681 mm | 47 |
Met Office historic station data, Durham, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Billy Row 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 County Durham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Row | 19.3°C | 0.4°C | 884 mm |
| Crook 1.7 mi | 20.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 748 mm |
| Willington 2.7 mi | 20.3°C 1.0°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 745 mm |
| Esh Winning 2.9 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 869 mm |
| Tow Law 2.9 mi | 18.8°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 924 mm |
| New Brancepeth 4.4 mi | 20.2°C 0.9°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.8°C milder | 699 mm |
| Brandon 4.9 mi | 20.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C milder | 696 mm |
Billy Row 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 | 5.7°C 42°F | 0.4°C 33°F | 3.1°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| February | 6.5°C 44°F | 0.5°C 33°F | 3.5°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| March | 8.6°C 47°F | 1.4°C 34°F | 5.0°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| April | 11.3°C 52°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 7.2°C | 65 mm 2.5 in |
| May | 14.4°C 58°F | 5.3°C 41°F | 9.8°C | 55 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 16.9°C 62°F | 8.1°C 47°F | 12.5°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| July | 19.3°C 67°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 14.8°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| August | 18.7°C 66°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 14.5°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| September | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.3°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| October | 12.4°C 54°F | 5.7°C 42°F | 9.1°C | 84 mm 3.3 in |
| November | 8.6°C 47°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 5.7°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| December | 6.0°C 43°F | 0.5°C 33°F | 3.3°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| Year | 12.1°C | 4.7°C | 8.4°C | 884 mm |
Where Billy Row’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the Met Office 2 km grid square nearest Billy Row’s centre (the town is smaller than one square).
- 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 Durham, 6.8 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 Billy Row’s climate
How warm does Billy Row get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.3°C (67°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 86% of UK towns.
How cold does Billy Row get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C (33°F). The air drops below freezing on about 61 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Billy Row get?
About 884 mm (35 in) a year, more than 67% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (91 mm) and May the driest (55 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 Billy Row. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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