Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0Summer arrives in force in Sible Hedingham, hotter than in 95% of UK towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.8°C (35°F). From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 21°C. It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 90% of UK towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Sible Hedingham at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Sible Hedingham feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 614 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. 22nd wettest of 81 Essex towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
41 air frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 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-west of Sible Hedingham, 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 Sible Hedingham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sible Hedingham | 23.1°C | 1.8°C | 614 mm |
| Castle Hedingham 0.9 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 595 mm |
| Great Yeldham 2.8 mi | 22.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 608 mm |
| Gosfield 3.0 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Halstead 3.2 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 623 mm |
| Earls Colne 5.7 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 617 mm |
| Great Bardfield 6.7 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 638 mm |
Sible Hedingham 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 | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 10.8°C 51°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.9°C | 37 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 14.1°C 57°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 9.4°C | 38 mm 1.5 in |
| May | 17.5°C 63°F | 7.4°C 45°F | 12.4°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.5°C 69°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 15.5°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| July | 23.1°C 74°F | 12.7°C 55°F | 17.9°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| August | 23.0°C 73°F | 12.7°C 55°F | 17.8°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| September | 19.7°C 67°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 15.2°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| October | 15.1°C 59°F | 7.9°C 46°F | 11.5°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| November | 10.6°C 51°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 7.6°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| December | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 14.8°C | 6.6°C | 10.7°C | 614 mm |
Where Sible Hedingham’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Sible Hedingham’s built-up area.
- 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 Sible Hedingham’s climate
How warm does Sible Hedingham get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C (74°F). About 19 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 88% of UK towns.
How cold does Sible Hedingham get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 41 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sible Hedingham get?
About 614 mm (24 in) a year, less than 90% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (66 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 Sible Hedingham. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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