#T1Horden
6,805 peopleJanuary low·26 air frosts a year·#784 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Horden, #1 on this list · Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0County Durham rankings · Climate
Towns with the mildest winters in County Durham
Horden (tied with 1 more) has the mildest winters of County Durham’s 52 towns of 2,500+: January nights average a low of 2.0°C (Met Office, 1991–2020). The typical town here averages 1.1°C.
The average January low (the coldest month’s nights). Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid, the cells inside each town averaged (contains Met Office data © Crown copyright). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each figure.
#T12.0°C
#T1Seaham
21,660 peopleJanuary low·26 air frosts a year·#784 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#3Hartlepool
88,001 peopleJanuary low·24 air frosts a year·#795 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
All 52 towns, ranked
January low, highest first. Temperatures are ranked on two decimals and shown to one, so two towns showing the same figure can rank apart; towns smaller than a 2 km cell share its figures. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.
52 towns.
#TownJanuary lowAir frostsUK rank
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which town in County Durham has the mildest winters?
Horden: January nights average a low of 2.0°C, with 26 air frosts in a typical year. Seaham and Hartlepool follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the average January low, highest first, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid: the cells inside the town, or the one nearest its centre for a town smaller than a cell. The figure is the one on each town’s Climate page.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers County Durham’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in County Durham is on the county page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live52 towns · #1 EgglescliffeBest small towns38 towns · #1 SedgefieldMost affordable towns52 towns · #1 Stockton-on-TeesSafest towns52 towns · #1 WynyardTowns with the best schools52 towns · #1 Barnard CastleHealthiest towns52 towns · #1 WynyardBest towns for jobs & income52 towns · #1 WynyardMost walkable towns52 towns · #1 Barnard CastleTowns with the lowest flood risk52 towns · #1 Blackhall Colliery and 23 moreBest towns for the outdoors52 towns · #1 SeahamMost historic towns52 towns · #1 Barnard CastleTowns with the most civic life52 towns · #1 Barnard CastleTowns with the highest household incomes52 towns · #1 WynyardDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax52 towns · #1 DarlingtonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers52 towns · #1 Stockton-on-TeesDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers52 towns · #1 Consett and LeadgateDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts52 towns · #1 HartlepoolDescribed, no lettersDriest towns52 towns · #1 Hartlepool and HordenDescribed, no lettersWettest towns52 towns · #1 Esh WinningDescribed, no letters
County by county
Towns with the mildest winters, county by county
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