Photo: Martin Dawes · CC BY-SA 2.0Frost comes to Carlin How less often than to 89% of UK towns
Expect July afternoons of about 20.3°C (69°F). Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. Rain is light here, less than falls on 88% 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 Carlin How at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Carlin How feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 623 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 13 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Whitby
26 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 6 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 Whitby
Whitby is 13 miles south-east of Carlin How, 60 m (197 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 | 7.3°C | 2.2°C | 58 mm | 6.8 | 61 |
| February | 7.9°C | 2.3°C | 47 mm | 6.4 | 88 |
| March | 9.8°C | 3.2°C | 39 mm | 3.9 | 130 |
| April | 12.0°C | 4.8°C | 44 mm | 1.4 | 168 |
| May | 14.7°C | 7.3°C | 39 mm | 0.3 | 212 |
| June | 17.6°C | 10.1°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 194 |
| July | 19.9°C | 12.2°C | 49 mm | 0.0 | 203 |
| August | 19.8°C | 12.2°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 189 |
| September | 17.3°C | 10.2°C | 54 mm | 0.0 | 146 |
| October | 13.8°C | 7.7°C | 59 mm | 0.4 | 108 |
| November | 10.1°C | 4.7°C | 71 mm | 2.1 | 70 |
| December | 7.7°C | 2.4°C | 67 mm | 6.7 | 56 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 6.6°C | 645 mm | 28 | 1,625 |
Met Office historic station data, Whitby Coastguard / Whitby(from 2000 and $sunshine), 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Carlin How 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 North Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin How | 20.3°C | 1.9°C | 623 mm |
| Loftus 1.0 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 739 mm |
| Brotton 1.4 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 691 mm |
| Lingdale 2.8 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 709 mm |
| Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) 2.9 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 1.3°C 0.6°C colder | 701 mm |
| Boosbeck 3.3 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.7°C colder | 750 mm |
| Saltburn-by-the-Sea 3.3 mi | 20.4°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 576 mm |
Carlin How 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 | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 39 mm 1.5 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 38 mm 1.5 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.6°C | 38 mm 1.5 in |
| April | 12.4°C 54°F | 4.7°C 40°F | 8.5°C | 40 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 14.7°C 58°F | 6.5°C 44°F | 10.6°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| June | 18.0°C 64°F | 10.0°C 50°F | 14.0°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| July | 20.3°C 69°F | 11.9°C 53°F | 16.0°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| August | 20.5°C 69°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 16.3°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 17.5°C 64°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 13.8°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 14.1°C 57°F | 7.4°C 45°F | 10.6°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| November | 10.0°C 50°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.3°C | 9.8°C | 623 mm |
Where Carlin How’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 Carlin How’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 Whitby Coastguard / Whitby(from 2000 and $sunshine), 13 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 Carlin How’s climate
How warm does Carlin How get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.5°C (69°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 72% of UK towns.
How cold does Carlin How get in winter?
January nights average 1.9°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Carlin How get?
About 623 mm (25 in) a year, less than 88% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (75 mm) and February the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Whitby (13 miles away), averages 1,625 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 Carlin How. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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