More rain falls on Rishton than on 86% of UK towns: 1,130 mm (44 in) a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 19.8°C (68°F). Winter and summer sit 18°C apart. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 79% of UK towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 37 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Rishton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rishton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,130 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. 28th wettest of 66 Lancashire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Bradford
37 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 6 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 27 miles east of Rishton, 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 Rishton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rishton | 19.8°C | 2.0°C | 1,130 mm |
| Great Harwood 1.3 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,134 mm |
| Clayton-le-Moors 1.5 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 1,132 mm |
| Church 1.5 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,141 mm |
| Oswaldtwistle 1.8 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 1,140 mm |
| Accrington 2.3 mi | 18.8°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 1,262 mm |
| Langho 2.8 mi | 19.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
Rishton 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 | 6.6°C 44°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.4°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| February | 7.2°C 45°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.7°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| March | 9.3°C 49°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| April | 12.4°C 54°F | 4.9°C 41°F | 8.6°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| May | 15.5°C 60°F | 7.6°C 46°F | 11.6°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| June | 18.1°C 65°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.3°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| July | 19.8°C 68°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 16.1°C | 90 mm 3.5 in |
| August | 19.3°C 67°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 15.9°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| September | 16.8°C 62°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 13.6°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| October | 13.1°C 56°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 10.4°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| November | 9.4°C 49°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 7.0°C | 114 mm 4.5 in |
| December | 7.0°C 45°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 4.6°C | 137 mm 5.4 in |
| Year | 12.9°C | 6.6°C | 9.8°C | 1,130 mm |
Where Rishton’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 Rishton’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 Bradford, 27 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 Rishton’s climate
How warm does Rishton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.8°C (68°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 74% of UK towns.
How cold does Rishton get in winter?
February nights average 2.0°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 37 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rishton get?
About 1,130 mm (44 in) a year, more than 86% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (137 mm) and April the driest (66 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Bradford (27 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 Rishton. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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