Summer warmth: Norwich logs more 25-degree days than 82% of UK towns
January nights here settle around 1.8°C (35°F). November is the wettest month, April the driest. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 73% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Norwich at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Norwich feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 674 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. 18th wettest of 52 Norfolk towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
38 air frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 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 57 miles south-west of Norwich, 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 Norwich 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 22.5°C | 1.8°C | 674 mm |
| Cringleford 3.2 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 688 mm |
| Thorpe End 3.4 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 662 mm |
| Costessey 3.4 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 711 mm |
| Horsham St Faith 3.5 mi | 21.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 694 mm |
| Spixworth 3.6 mi | 21.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 637 mm |
| Rackheath 4.2 mi | 21.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.7°C about the same | 661 mm |
Norwich 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 | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| February | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 10.4°C 51°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.7°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| April | 13.6°C 57°F | 4.7°C 40°F | 9.1°C | 40 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 17.0°C 63°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 12.3°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 19.9°C 68°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 15.1°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| July | 22.5°C 73°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 22.4°C 72°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.3°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| September | 19.2°C 67°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 14.8°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 14.9°C 59°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.4°C | 70 mm 2.7 in |
| November | 10.6°C 51°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 4.7°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| Year | 14.5°C | 6.5°C | 10.5°C | 674 mm |
Where Norwich’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 14 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Norwich’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 Cambridge NIAB, 57 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 Norwich’s climate
How warm does Norwich get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.5°C (73°F). About 18 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 82% of UK towns.
How cold does Norwich get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 38 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Norwich get?
About 674 mm (27 in) a year, less than 73% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (70 mm) and April the driest (40 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 Norwich. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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