Photo: Glyn Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0Matching Green gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 92% of UK towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.5°C (35°F). Of all months, October brings the most rain and March the least. Rain is light here, less than falls on 84% of UK towns. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Matching Green at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Matching Green feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 638 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
47 air frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 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 33 miles north of Matching Green, 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 Matching Green 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matching Green | 22.9°C | 1.5°C | 638 mm |
| Hatfield Heath 2.6 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 631 mm |
| Sawbridgeworth 4.0 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Shelley 4.4 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Little Hallingbury 4.6 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 646 mm |
| North Weald Bassett 4.7 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Harlow 5.0 mi | 23.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 617 mm |
Matching Green 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 | 7.5°C 46°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 1.4°C 34°F | 4.8°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 10.8°C 51°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 6.8°C | 38 mm 1.5 in |
| April | 14.1°C 57°F | 4.2°C 39°F | 9.1°C | 42 mm 1.7 in |
| May | 17.3°C 63°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 12.1°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| June | 20.4°C 69°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 15.1°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 22.9°C 73°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 17.5°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| August | 22.7°C 73°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 57 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 19.5°C 67°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.7°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| October | 15.1°C 59°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 11.2°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| November | 10.7°C 51°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.4°C | 65 mm 2.5 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.2°C | 10.4°C | 638 mm |
Where Matching Green’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 Matching Green’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, 33 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 Matching Green’s climate
How warm does Matching Green 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 92% of UK towns.
How cold does Matching Green get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 47 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Matching Green get?
About 638 mm (25 in) a year, less than 84% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (70 mm) and March the driest (38 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 Matching Green. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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