Photo: David Kemp · CC BY-SA 2.0Great Wakering sits near the bottom of UK towns for rain, with 529 mm (21 in) a year
Sunny July days climb to about 22.9°C (73°F). October is the wettest month, March the driest. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 90% of UK towns. From June to September, highs of 20–23°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Great Wakering at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Great Wakering feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 529 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 11 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 80th wettest of 81 Essex towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Manston
31 air frosts and 13 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 13 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 Manston
Manston is 27 miles south-east of Great Wakering, 49 m (161 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 | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.5°C | 51 mm | 5.9 | 64 |
| February | 8.0°C | 2.4°C | 41 mm | 5.8 | 82 |
| March | 10.3°C | 3.9°C | 37 mm | 2.7 | 130 |
| April | 13.2°C | 5.8°C | 38 mm | 0.6 | 191 |
| May | 16.3°C | 8.7°C | 50 mm | 0.0 | 224 |
| June | 19.5°C | 11.4°C | 43 mm | 0.0 | 230 |
| July | 22.1°C | 13.7°C | 47 mm | 0.0 | 236 |
| August | 22.2°C | 14.0°C | 51 mm | 0.0 | 214 |
| September | 19.1°C | 11.9°C | 49 mm | 0.0 | 168 |
| October | 15.1°C | 9.1°C | 74 mm | 0.2 | 119 |
| November | 11.0°C | 5.6°C | 72 mm | 1.3 | 76 |
| December | 8.3°C | 3.2°C | 63 mm | 5.1 | 59 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 7.7°C | 615 mm | 22 | 1,793 |
Met Office historic station data, Manston, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Great Wakering 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 Essex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wakering | 22.9°C | 2.5°C | 529 mm |
| Southend-on-Sea 4.2 mi | 23.3°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 544 mm |
| Rochford 4.8 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 532 mm |
| Canewdon 5.1 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 536 mm |
| Burnham-on-Crouch 5.4 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 533 mm |
| Ashingdon 5.8 mi | 23.4°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 532 mm |
| Hockley and Hawkwell 7.0 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 576 mm |
Great Wakering 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 | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.5°C 37°F | 5.3°C | 43 mm 1.7 in |
| February | 8.3°C 47°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 36 mm 1.4 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 7.2°C | 33 mm 1.3 in |
| April | 14.0°C 57°F | 5.0°C 41°F | 9.5°C | 35 mm 1.4 in |
| May | 17.1°C 63°F | 7.9°C 46°F | 12.5°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| June | 20.4°C 69°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 15.7°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| July | 22.9°C 73°F | 13.2°C 56°F | 18.1°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| August | 22.8°C 73°F | 13.4°C 56°F | 18.1°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| September | 19.7°C 68°F | 11.2°C 52°F | 15.5°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| October | 15.5°C 60°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 12.0°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| November | 11.1°C 52°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 8.1°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| December | 8.4°C 47°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 5.6°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| Year | 14.9°C | 7.2°C | 11.0°C | 529 mm |
Where Great Wakering’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 Great Wakering’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 Manston, 27 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 Great Wakering’s climate
How warm does Great Wakering get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C (73°F). About 13 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 63% of UK towns.
How cold does Great Wakering get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 31 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Great Wakering get?
About 529 mm (21 in) a year, less than almost every UK town. October is the wettest month (57 mm) and March the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Manston (27 miles away), averages 1,793 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
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 Great Wakering. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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