Cookstown gets fewer days of 25 degrees or more than 92% of UK towns
January nights here settle around 1.6°C (35°F). Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 80% of UK towns. A year here swings 18°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frost greets about 40 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Cookstown at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Cookstown feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,034 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 3rd wettest of 5 Mid Ulster towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Armagh
40 air frosts and 2 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 2 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 Armagh
Armagh is 21 miles south of Cookstown, 62 m (203 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 2.2°C | 73 mm | 7.7 | 47 |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 59 mm | 7.6 | 71 |
| March | 10.4°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 5.3 | 102 |
| April | 13.0°C | 4.6°C | 56 mm | 2.3 | 150 |
| May | 15.9°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 0.2 | 180 |
| June | 18.2°C | 9.8°C | 63 mm | 0.0 | 146 |
| July | 19.7°C | 11.7°C | 70 mm | 0.0 | 135 |
| August | 19.4°C | 11.6°C | 79 mm | 0.0 | 141 |
| September | 17.3°C | 9.7°C | 65 mm | 0.0 | 114 |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.0°C | 81 mm | 0.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.3°C | 82 mm | 3.5 | 62 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.4°C | 81 mm | 7.3 | 43 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 6.3°C | 825 mm | 35 | 1,281 |
Met Office historic station data, Armagh, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Cookstown 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 Mid Ulster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown | 19.2°C | 1.6°C | 1,034 mm |
| Coalisland 7.5 mi | 19.4°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 885 mm |
| Magherafelt 9.4 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,089 mm |
| Dungannon 9.7 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 968 mm |
Cookstown 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 | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| February | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| March | 9.9°C 50°F | 2.5°C 37°F | 6.2°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| April | 12.4°C 54°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 8.3°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| May | 15.3°C 59°F | 6.5°C 44°F | 10.9°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| June | 17.7°C 64°F | 9.1°C 48°F | 13.5°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| July | 19.2°C 66°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 15.1°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| August | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 14.8°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| September | 16.6°C 62°F | 8.9°C 48°F | 12.7°C | 75 mm 2.9 in |
| October | 13.2°C 56°F | 6.4°C 43°F | 9.8°C | 98 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 9.8°C 50°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.8°C | 103 mm 4.0 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 112 mm 4.4 in |
| Year | 13.0°C | 5.7°C | 9.3°C | 1,034 mm |
Where Cookstown’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 3 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Cookstown’s settlement.
- 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 Armagh, 21 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 Cookstown’s climate
How warm does Cookstown get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.2°C (66°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 92% of UK towns.
How cold does Cookstown get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 40 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cookstown get?
About 1,034 mm (41 in) a year, more than 80% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (112 mm) and May the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Armagh (21 miles away), averages 1,281 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 Cookstown. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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