Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0Wet weather: 1,075 mm (42 in) a year falls on Charnock Richard, more than on 83% of UK towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 20.1°C (68°F). Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 74% of UK towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. Windscreens need scraping on about 38 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Charnock Richard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Charnock Richard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,075 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April 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 Bradford
38 air frosts and 7 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 7 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 Bradford
Bradford is 39 miles east of Charnock Richard, 134 m (440 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 | 6.8°C | 1.8°C | 88 mm | 8.8 | 43 |
| February | 7.4°C | 1.8°C | 74 mm | 8.2 | 68 |
| March | 9.5°C | 2.9°C | 64 mm | 4.8 | 105 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.7°C | 58 mm | 2.1 | 142 |
| May | 15.7°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 0.4 | 173 |
| June | 18.2°C | 10.1°C | 73 mm | 0.0 | 159 |
| July | 20.4°C | 12.2°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 167 |
| August | 19.8°C | 12.0°C | 74 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 17.2°C | 9.9°C | 70 mm | 0.0 | 123 |
| October | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 0.9 | 90 |
| November | 9.6°C | 4.1°C | 90 mm | 4.1 | 55 |
| December | 7.2°C | 2.0°C | 99 mm | 8.8 | 38 |
| Year | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 890 mm | 38 | 1,320 |
Met Office historic station data, Bradford, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Charnock Richard 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 Lancashire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charnock Richard | 20.1°C | 1.8°C | 1,075 mm |
| Coppull 0.9 mi | 20.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,079 mm |
| Chorley 1.8 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,132 mm |
| Eccleston 2.4 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,033 mm |
| Euxton 2.6 mi | 20.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,067 mm |
| Shevington Moor 3.0 mi | 20.1°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 988 mm |
| Adlington 3.0 mi | 19.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.6°C about the same | 1,209 mm |
Charnock Richard 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 | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 94 mm 3.7 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| March | 9.9°C 50°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.4°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| April | 12.8°C 55°F | 4.7°C 40°F | 8.8°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| May | 16.0°C 61°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 11.8°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| June | 18.4°C 65°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 14.3°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| July | 20.1°C 68°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 16.1°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| August | 19.8°C 68°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 15.9°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| September | 17.4°C 63°F | 10.0°C 50°F | 13.7°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| October | 13.8°C 57°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 10.6°C | 114 mm 4.5 in |
| November | 10.1°C 50°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.2°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 119 mm 4.7 in |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.4°C | 9.9°C | 1,075 mm |
Where Charnock Richard’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 Charnock Richard’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 Bradford, 39 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 Charnock Richard’s climate
How warm does Charnock Richard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.1°C (68°F). About 7 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 70% of UK towns.
How cold does Charnock Richard get in winter?
January nights average 1.8°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 38 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Charnock Richard get?
About 1,075 mm (42 in) a year, more than 83% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (119 mm) and April the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Bradford (39 miles away), averages 1,320 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 Charnock Richard. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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