Warm afternoons come to Harling Road more often than to 89% of UK towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.4°C (35°F). Seasons differ by 22°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. About 49 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 84% of UK towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 49 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Harling Road at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Harling Road feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 673 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
49 air frosts and 20 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 20 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 Cambridge NIAB
Cambridge NIAB is 37 miles south-west of Harling Road, 26 m (85 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 49 mm | 9.0 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.8°C | 36 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 33 mm | 5.2 |
| April | 14.1°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 2.6 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.4°C | 43 mm | 0.6 |
| June | 20.4°C | 10.5°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 23.1°C | 12.6°C | 48 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.6°C | 56 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.5°C | 51 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.9°C | 59 mm | 0.7 |
| November | 10.7°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 50 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 563 mm | 40 |
Met Office historic station data, Cambridge NIAB, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Harling Road 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 Norfolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harling Road | 22.7°C | 1.4°C | 673 mm |
| East Harling 1.6 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 656 mm |
| Attleborough 6.0 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 641 mm |
| Besthorpe 7.0 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 642 mm |
| Griston 7.1 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 684 mm |
| Thetford 7.4 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 658 mm |
| Watton 8.7 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 682 mm |
Harling Road 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 | 1.4°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| February | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.1°C 34°F | 4.6°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 10.6°C 51°F | 2.3°C 36°F | 6.4°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| April | 13.9°C 57°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 8.9°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 17.2°C 63°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 12.0°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.1°C 68°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 14.9°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 22.7°C 73°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 17.3°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| August | 22.6°C 73°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 17.2°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 19.4°C 67°F | 9.5°C 49°F | 14.4°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| October | 15.0°C 59°F | 7.0°C 45°F | 11.0°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| November | 10.6°C 51°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 7.2°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 5.9°C | 10.2°C | 673 mm |
Where Harling Road’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 Harling Road’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 Cambridge NIAB, 37 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 Harling Road’s climate
How warm does Harling Road get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C (73°F). About 20 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 89% of UK towns.
How cold does Harling Road get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Harling Road get?
About 673 mm (26 in) a year, less than 73% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (68 mm) and April the driest (41 mm).
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 Harling Road. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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