St Bees has some of the coolest summers among UK towns
In January the night’s low is typically 2.4°C (36°F). Only 17°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Only about 24 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 90% of UK towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in St Bees at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in St Bees feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,072 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
24 air frosts and 2 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 2 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 35 miles east of St Bees, 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 St Bees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bees | 18.7°C | 2.4°C | 1,072 mm |
| Egremont 2.3 mi | 18.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,361 mm |
| Whitehaven 3.5 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,106 mm |
| Cleator Moor 3.7 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,382 mm |
| Moresby Parks 5.2 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,115 mm |
| Frizington 5.4 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.7°C colder | 1,392 mm |
| Distington 7.6 mi | 18.8°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,205 mm |
St Bees 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 | 7.2°C 45°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 100 mm 3.9 in |
| February | 7.4°C 45°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.7°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| March | 9.1°C 48°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.0°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| April | 11.6°C 53°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.9°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| May | 14.9°C 59°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 10.8°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| June | 17.2°C 63°F | 9.5°C 49°F | 13.3°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| July | 18.7°C 66°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 15.0°C | 80 mm 3.2 in |
| August | 18.6°C 65°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 15.1°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| September | 16.8°C 62°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 13.5°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| October | 13.5°C 56°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 10.6°C | 127 mm 5.0 in |
| November | 10.3°C 50°F | 4.9°C 41°F | 7.6°C | 118 mm 4.7 in |
| December | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.9°C 37°F | 5.5°C | 110 mm 4.3 in |
| Year | 12.8°C | 6.4°C | 9.6°C | 1,072 mm |
Where St Bees’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 St Bees’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, 35 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 St Bees’s climate
How warm does St Bees get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.7°C (66°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 90% of UK towns.
How cold does St Bees get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 24 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does St Bees get?
About 1,072 mm (42 in) a year, more than 83% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (127 mm) and April the driest (59 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 St Bees. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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