Lanchester gets more frosts than 88% of UK towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 19.6°C (67°F). Days of 25°C are scarce: about 4 a year, fewer than in 81% of UK towns. Of all months, December brings the most rain and March the least. Central heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Lanchester at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Lanchester feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 776 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 8th wettest of 52 County Durham towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 51 air frosts and 4 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 4 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 7.4 miles south-east of Lanchester, 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 Lanchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanchester | 19.6°C | 1.2°C | 776 mm |
| Burnhope 1.5 mi | 19.5°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 771 mm |
| Annfield Plain 2.7 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 749 mm |
| Langley Park 3.2 mi | 20.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.9°C about the same | 737 mm |
| Leadgate 3.6 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 850 mm |
| Esh Winning 3.7 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 869 mm |
| Stanley 3.7 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 747 mm |
Lanchester 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 | 6.1°C 43°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 3.7°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| February | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 9.1°C 48°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.7°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| April | 11.8°C 53°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 7.8°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| May | 14.8°C 59°F | 6.1°C 43°F | 10.4°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 17.3°C 63°F | 9.0°C 48°F | 13.1°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| July | 19.6°C 67°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 15.4°C | 70 mm 2.7 in |
| August | 19.2°C 67°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.1°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| September | 16.6°C 62°F | 9.1°C 48°F | 13.0°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| October | 13.0°C 55°F | 6.4°C 43°F | 9.7°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| November | 9.0°C 48°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| December | 6.4°C 44°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 3.8°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| Year | 12.5°C | 5.5°C | 9.0°C | 776 mm |
Where Lanchester’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 Lanchester’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, 7.4 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 Lanchester’s climate
How warm does Lanchester get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.6°C (67°F). About 4 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 81% of UK towns.
How cold does Lanchester get in winter?
December nights average 1.2°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 51 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lanchester get?
About 776 mm (31 in) a year, more than 50% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (82 mm) and March the driest (44 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 Lanchester. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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