Photo: Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0Ruardean Woodside is wetter than 78% of UK towns: 1,003 mm (39 in) of rain a year
Expect July afternoons of about 21.3°C (70°F). Only 20°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. About 47 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 77% of UK towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 47 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Ruardean Woodside at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Ruardean Woodside feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,003 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Ross-on-Wye
47 air frosts and 9 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 9 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 Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is 4.7 miles north of Ruardean Woodside, 67 m (220 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 76 mm | 9.0 | 55 |
| February | 8.7°C | 2.1°C | 55 mm | 8.4 | 77 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.3°C | 53 mm | 4.9 | 118 |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.0°C | 55 mm | 2.0 | 165 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.8°C | 57 mm | 0.1 | 202 |
| June | 20.3°C | 10.7°C | 56 mm | 0.0 | 201 |
| July | 22.3°C | 12.6°C | 52 mm | 0.0 | 209 |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.5°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 188 |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.3°C | 57 mm | 0.0 | 143 |
| October | 14.8°C | 7.7°C | 85 mm | 1.2 | 104 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.6°C | 80 mm | 4.5 | 63 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 79 mm | 8.8 | 47 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.8°C | 768 mm | 39 | 1,570 |
Met Office historic station data, Ross-On-Wye, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Ruardean Woodside 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 Gloucestershire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruardean Woodside | 21.3°C | 1.4°C | 1,003 mm |
| Ruardean 0.7 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 926 mm |
| Drybrook 1.2 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 915 mm |
| Welsh Bicknor 1.7 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 993 mm |
| Cinderford 2.5 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 934 mm |
| Mitcheldean 2.6 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 906 mm |
| Ruspidge 3.2 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,042 mm |
Ruardean Woodside 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 | 7.1°C 45°F | 1.4°C 35°F | 4.2°C | 103 mm 4.1 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.4°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 6.4°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| April | 13.2°C 56°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 8.7°C | 75 mm 2.9 in |
| May | 16.4°C 61°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 11.6°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| June | 19.3°C 67°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.5°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| July | 21.3°C 70°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 16.5°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| August | 20.8°C 69°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 16.2°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| September | 18.1°C 65°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.8°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| October | 14.0°C 57°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.4°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| November | 10.1°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 7.0°C | 106 mm 4.2 in |
| December | 7.5°C 46°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 116 mm 4.6 in |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.0°C | 9.9°C | 1,003 mm |
Where Ruardean Woodside’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 Ruardean Woodside’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 Ross-On-Wye, 4.7 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 Ruardean Woodside’s climate
How warm does Ruardean Woodside get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.3°C (70°F). About 9 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 60% of UK towns.
How cold does Ruardean Woodside get in winter?
January nights average 1.4°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 47 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ruardean Woodside get?
About 1,003 mm (39 in) a year, more than 78% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (116 mm) and June the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Ross-on-Wye (4.7 miles away), averages 1,570 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 Ruardean Woodside. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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