Less rain falls on Rayne than on 93% of UK towns: 600 mm (24 in) a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.7°C (35°F) on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 92% of UK towns. The rainiest month is October; the driest is March. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Rayne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rayne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 600 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 12 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
39 air frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 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 31 miles north-west of Rayne, 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 Rayne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayne | 23.0°C | 1.7°C | 600 mm |
| Great Notley 1.4 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 602 mm |
| Braintree 2.2 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 611 mm |
| Black Notley 3.0 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 600 mm |
| Felsted 3.2 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 608 mm |
| Great Leighs 3.3 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 597 mm |
| Tye Green 3.5 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 599 mm |
Rayne 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 | 7.4°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| March | 10.6°C 51°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 6.9°C | 37 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 13.9°C 57°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 9.3°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 16.8°C 62°F | 7.6°C 46°F | 12.5°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.2°C 68°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 15.2°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| July | 23.0°C 73°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.7°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| August | 22.3°C 72°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.6°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| September | 19.3°C 67°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 14.8°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| October | 14.7°C 58°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.3°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| November | 10.5°C 51°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 14.5°C | 6.6°C | 10.6°C | 600 mm |
Where Rayne’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 Rayne’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, 31 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 Rayne’s climate
How warm does Rayne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C (73°F). About 18 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 83% of UK towns.
How cold does Rayne get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 39 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rayne get?
About 600 mm (24 in) a year, less than 93% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (65 mm) and March the driest (37 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 Rayne. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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