Frost comes to Four Marks more often than to 93% of UK towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 21.8°C (71°F). Only 21°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 73% of UK towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 19–22°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Four Marks at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Four Marks feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 931 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and May the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 6th wettest of 77 Hampshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Heathrow
A frosty town: 55 air frosts and 11 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 11 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 Heathrow
Heathrow is 36 miles north-east of Four Marks, 25 m (82 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 | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 59 mm | 6.8 | 59 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.6°C | 45 mm | 6.2 | 76 |
| March | 11.7°C | 4.1°C | 39 mm | 3.0 | 120 |
| April | 15.0°C | 6.0°C | 42 mm | 0.8 | 169 |
| May | 18.4°C | 9.1°C | 46 mm | 0.0 | 197 |
| June | 21.6°C | 12.0°C | 47 mm | 0.0 | 197 |
| July | 23.9°C | 14.2°C | 46 mm | 0.0 | 206 |
| August | 23.4°C | 14.1°C | 54 mm | 0.0 | 192 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.6°C | 50 mm | 0.0 | 150 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.8°C | 65 mm | 0.3 | 111 |
| November | 11.5°C | 5.3°C | 67 mm | 2.7 | 68 |
| December | 8.8°C | 3.1°C | 57 mm | 7.2 | 53 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 7.8°C | 616 mm | 27 | 1,597 |
Met Office historic station data, Heathrow (London Airport), 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Four Marks 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 Hampshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Marks | 21.8°C | 1.1°C | 931 mm |
| Alton 4.4 mi | 22.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 922 mm |
| New Alresford 5.2 mi | 22.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.8°C 0.6°C milder | 880 mm |
| Holybourne 5.8 mi | 22.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Whitehill 7.8 mi | 22.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 925 mm |
| Bordon 8.3 mi | 22.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 921 mm |
| Liss 8.3 mi | 22.4°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.8°C 0.7°C milder | 1,004 mm |
Four Marks 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 | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.1°C 34°F | 4.2°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| February | 7.7°C 46°F | 1.0°C 34°F | 4.4°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 2.3°C 36°F | 6.3°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 8.6°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| May | 16.6°C 62°F | 6.7°C 44°F | 11.7°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| June | 19.5°C 67°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 14.5°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| July | 21.8°C 71°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 16.6°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 21.4°C 71°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 16.5°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| September | 18.6°C 65°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 14.0°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| October | 14.4°C 58°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.7°C | 95 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 10.3°C 51°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 100 mm 3.9 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 104 mm 4.1 in |
| Year | 14.0°C | 5.7°C | 9.9°C | 931 mm |
Where Four Marks’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 Four Marks’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 Heathrow (London Airport), 36 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 Four Marks’s climate
How warm does Four Marks get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C (71°F). About 11 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 54% of UK towns.
How cold does Four Marks get in winter?
February nights average 1.0°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 55 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Four Marks get?
About 931 mm (37 in) a year, more than 73% of UK towns. January is the wettest month (109 mm) and May the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Heathrow (36 miles away), averages 1,597 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 Four Marks. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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