Wet weather: 945 mm (37 in) a year falls on Rufford, more than on 74% of UK towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 20.2°C (68°F). Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 72% of UK towns. Only 18°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. 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 Rufford at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rufford feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 945 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and March the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Bradford
37 air frosts and 8 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 8 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 45 miles east of Rufford, 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 Rufford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rufford | 20.2°C | 2.0°C | 945 mm |
| Burscough 2.3 mi | 20.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 928 mm |
| Croston 3.0 mi | 20.4°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 918 mm |
| Parbold 3.5 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,003 mm |
| Eccleston 4.3 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 1,033 mm |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank 4.4 mi | 20.3°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Wymott 4.5 mi | 20.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 975 mm |
Rufford 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 | 7.4°C 45°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 79 mm 3.1 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.8°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| April | 13.0°C 55°F | 5.0°C 41°F | 9.0°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| May | 16.2°C 61°F | 7.8°C 46°F | 12.0°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| June | 18.5°C 65°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 14.6°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| July | 20.2°C 68°F | 12.5°C 54°F | 16.4°C | 75 mm 2.9 in |
| August | 19.9°C 68°F | 12.5°C 54°F | 16.2°C | 86 mm 3.4 in |
| September | 17.8°C 64°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 14.1°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| October | 14.1°C 57°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 10.9°C | 104 mm 4.1 in |
| November | 10.4°C 51°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 7.5°C | 98 mm 3.9 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 106 mm 4.2 in |
| Year | 13.6°C | 6.7°C | 10.2°C | 945 mm |
Where Rufford’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 Rufford’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, 45 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 Rufford’s climate
How warm does Rufford get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.2°C (68°F). About 8 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 64% of UK towns.
How cold does Rufford get in winter?
January 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 Rufford get?
About 945 mm (37 in) a year, more than 74% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (106 mm) and March the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Bradford (45 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 Rufford. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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