Setchey is drier than 90% of UK towns: 609 mm (24 in) of rain a year
About 609 mm (24 in) of rain falls in a typical year; July afternoons reach 22.4°C (72°F) and January nights drop to 1.7°C (35°F). Warm days come often: about 18 a year reach 25°C, more than in 83% of UK towns. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 62% of UK towns.
A year in Setchey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Setchey feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 609 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 13 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
41 air frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 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 34 miles south of Setchey, 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 Setchey compares
Against the 2,178 towns and cities of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setchey | 22.4°C | 1.7°C | 609 mm |
| West Winch 1.4 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 611 mm |
| Watlington 2.0 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 610 mm |
| King's Lynn 4.3 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 667 mm |
| Clenchwarton 5.1 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 631 mm |
| Marham 5.7 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 664 mm |
| Tilney St Lawrence 5.8 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 613 mm |
Setchey 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 | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| February | 8.1°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 40 mm 1.6 in |
| March | 10.8°C 51°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.9°C | 35 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 13.8°C 57°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 9.3°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 17.0°C 63°F | 7.6°C 46°F | 12.3°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| June | 19.8°C 68°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 15.1°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 22.4°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| August | 22.5°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 42 mm 1.7 in |
| September | 19.3°C 67°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 14.8°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 14.9°C 59°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.3°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| November | 10.4°C 51°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| Year | 14.5°C | 6.5°C | 10.5°C | 609 mm |
Where Setchey’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 Setchey’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, 34 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Setchey’s climate
How warm does Setchey get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.5°C (72°F). About 18 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 83% of UK towns.
How cold does Setchey get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 41 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Setchey get?
About 609 mm (24 in) a year, less than 90% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (35 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 Setchey. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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