Grange-over-Sands is wetter than 91% of UK towns: 1,246 mm (49 in) of rain a year
July afternoons average 19.3°C (67°F). None of its 6 nearest neighbours has cooler July afternoons. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in April. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 18–19°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Grange-over-Sands at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Grange-over-Sands feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,246 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 10th wettest of 23 Cumbria towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
47 air frosts and 5 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 5 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 Newton Rigg
Newton Rigg is 34 miles north of Grange-over-Sands, 169 m (554 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | 0.9°C | 103 mm | 11.1 |
| February | 7.0°C | 0.9°C | 81 mm | 10.6 |
| March | 9.1°C | 1.9°C | 69 mm | 8.6 |
| April | 12.0°C | 3.3°C | 52 mm | 4.8 |
| May | 15.3°C | 5.7°C | 56 mm | 1.8 |
| June | 17.6°C | 8.7°C | 67 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 19.5°C | 10.6°C | 75 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 18.9°C | 10.3°C | 81 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 16.6°C | 8.2°C | 76 mm | 0.1 |
| October | 12.8°C | 5.7°C | 102 mm | 2.9 |
| November | 9.1°C | 2.9°C | 103 mm | 7.1 |
| December | 6.8°C | 0.7°C | 118 mm | 12.0 |
| Year | 12.6°C | 5.0°C | 981 mm | 59 |
Met Office historic station data, Newton Rigg, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Grange-over-Sands 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 Cumbria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grange-over-Sands | 19.3°C | 1.4°C | 1,246 mm |
| Allithwaite 1.1 mi | 20.0°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,135 mm |
| Arnside 3.4 mi | 20.1°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 1,205 mm |
| Silverdale 4.0 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 1.9°C 0.6°C milder | 1,145 mm |
| Milnthorpe 6.5 mi | 20.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 1,234 mm |
| Warton (Lancaster) 6.7 mi | 19.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.6°C milder | 1,125 mm |
| Ulverston 7.1 mi | 19.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 1,280 mm |
Grange-over-Sands 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 | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.4°C 34°F | 4.2°C | 111 mm 4.4 in |
| February | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.3°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| March | 9.3°C 49°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.7°C | 88 mm 3.5 in |
| April | 12.2°C 54°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 7.9°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| May | 15.4°C 60°F | 6.3°C 43°F | 10.8°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| June | 17.9°C 64°F | 9.2°C 49°F | 13.5°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| July | 19.3°C 67°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 15.0°C | 99 mm 3.9 in |
| August | 19.0°C 66°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 15.0°C | 120 mm 4.7 in |
| September | 16.7°C 62°F | 8.9°C 48°F | 12.9°C | 113 mm 4.4 in |
| October | 13.3°C 56°F | 6.3°C 43°F | 9.8°C | 132 mm 5.2 in |
| November | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.5°C | 129 mm 5.1 in |
| December | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 136 mm 5.4 in |
| Year | 12.8°C | 5.4°C | 9.1°C | 1,246 mm |
Where Grange-over-Sands’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 Grange-over-Sands’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 Newton Rigg, 34 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 Grange-over-Sands’s climate
How warm does Grange-over-Sands get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.3°C (67°F). About 5 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 79% of UK towns.
How cold does Grange-over-Sands get in winter?
December nights average 1.2°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 47 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Grange-over-Sands get?
About 1,246 mm (49 in) a year, more than 91% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (136 mm) and April the driest (66 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 Grange-over-Sands. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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