Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Warm afternoons come to Little Hallingbury more often than to 94% of UK towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.6°C (35°F). Expect the heaviest rain in October and the lightest in March. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 82% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Little Hallingbury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Little Hallingbury feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 646 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 13 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
45 air frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 21 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 Cambridge NIAB
Cambridge NIAB is 28 miles north of Little Hallingbury, 26 m (85 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 | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 49 mm | 9.0 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.8°C | 36 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 33 mm | 5.2 |
| April | 14.1°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 2.6 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.4°C | 43 mm | 0.6 |
| June | 20.4°C | 10.5°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 23.1°C | 12.6°C | 48 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.6°C | 56 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.5°C | 51 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.9°C | 59 mm | 0.7 |
| November | 10.7°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 50 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 563 mm | 40 |
Met Office historic station data, Cambridge NIAB, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Little Hallingbury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Hallingbury | 22.9°C | 1.6°C | 646 mm |
| Hatfield Heath 2.1 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 631 mm |
| Sawbridgeworth 2.1 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Bishop's Stortford 2.1 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Hadham Cross 4.4 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 651 mm |
| Stansted Mountfitchet 4.5 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Takeley and Little Canfield 4.8 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 628 mm |
Little Hallingbury 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 | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 55 mm 2.1 in |
| February | 8.2°C 47°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 6.8°C | 39 mm 1.5 in |
| April | 14.1°C 57°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 9.2°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 17.4°C 63°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 12.2°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| June | 20.4°C 69°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 15.3°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| July | 22.9°C 73°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.6°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| August | 22.6°C 73°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 19.4°C 67°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 14.7°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| October | 15.0°C 59°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 11.2°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| November | 10.6°C 51°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| December | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 646 mm |
Where Little Hallingbury’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 Little Hallingbury’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 Cambridge NIAB, 28 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 Little Hallingbury’s climate
How warm does Little Hallingbury get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C (73°F). About 21 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 94% of UK towns.
How cold does Little Hallingbury get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 45 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Little Hallingbury get?
About 646 mm (25 in) a year, less than 82% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (72 mm) and March the driest (39 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 Little Hallingbury. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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