January in Huyton with Roby stays gentler than in 85% of UK towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 20.8°C (69°F). Only 18°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 71% of UK towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 18–21°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Huyton with Roby at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Huyton with Roby feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 911 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 8th wettest of 25 Merseyside towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Shawbury
30 air frosts and 10 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 10 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 Shawbury
Shawbury is 44 miles south of Huyton with Roby, 72 m (236 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 | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 57 mm | 11.7 | 50 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 43 mm | 10.8 | 71 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.3°C | 43 mm | 8.2 | 109 |
| April | 13.2°C | 3.9°C | 47 mm | 4.4 | 148 |
| May | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 54 mm | 0.9 | 181 |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.6°C | 59 mm | 0.0 | 173 |
| July | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 179 |
| August | 20.7°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 127 |
| October | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 69 mm | 1.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.5°C | 61 mm | 6.7 | 59 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.3°C | 66 mm | 11.2 | 48 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 5.7°C | 682 mm | 56 | 1,392 |
Met Office historic station data, Shawbury, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Huyton with Roby 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 Merseyside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huyton with Roby | 20.8°C | 2.5°C | 911 mm |
| Knowsley 2.4 mi | 21.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 908 mm |
| Prescot 2.5 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 913 mm |
| Liverpool 3.0 mi | 21.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 870 mm |
| Cronton 4.0 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 875 mm |
| St Helens 4.9 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 919 mm |
| Kirkby 5.0 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 925 mm |
Huyton with Roby 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 | 7.5°C 45°F | 2.5°C 37°F | 5.0°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.4°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| March | 10.4°C 51°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 5.7°C 42°F | 9.5°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 16.5°C 62°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 12.5°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| June | 19.1°C 66°F | 11.3°C 52°F | 15.2°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| July | 20.8°C 69°F | 13.3°C 56°F | 17.0°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| August | 20.4°C 69°F | 13.2°C 56°F | 16.8°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| September | 18.0°C 64°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.5°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| October | 14.1°C 57°F | 8.0°C 46°F | 11.1°C | 98 mm 3.9 in |
| November | 10.3°C 51°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 7.7°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.3°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| Year | 13.9°C | 7.3°C | 10.6°C | 911 mm |
Where Huyton with Roby’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 4 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Huyton with Roby’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 Shawbury, 44 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 Huyton with Roby’s climate
How warm does Huyton with Roby get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.8°C (69°F). About 10 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 51% of UK towns.
How cold does Huyton with Roby get in winter?
January nights average 2.5°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 30 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Huyton with Roby get?
About 911 mm (36 in) a year, more than 71% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (98 mm) and March the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Shawbury (44 miles away), averages 1,392 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 Huyton with Roby. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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