Less rain falls on Middlesbrough than on 85% of UK towns: 633 mm (25 in) a year
January nights here settle around 1.7°C (35°F). Winter and summer sit 19°C apart. Only about 36 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 70% of UK towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 36 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Middlesbrough at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Middlesbrough feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 633 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. 45th wettest of 56 North Yorkshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
36 air frosts and 9 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 9 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 Durham
Durham is 21 miles north-west of Middlesbrough, 102 m (335 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.9°C | 1.3°C | 53 mm | 10.3 |
| February | 7.8°C | 1.4°C | 46 mm | 9.8 |
| March | 9.9°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 6.5 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.1°C | 51 mm | 3.2 |
| May | 15.4°C | 6.5°C | 45 mm | 0.8 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 20.2°C | 11.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 17.4°C | 9.2°C | 57 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 13.5°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm | 1.2 |
| November | 9.7°C | 3.6°C | 76 mm | 4.6 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 61 mm | 10.4 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.7°C | 681 mm | 47 |
Met Office historic station data, Durham, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Middlesbrough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 21.0°C | 1.7°C | 633 mm |
| Stainton 2.4 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 674 mm |
| Eston 2.9 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 631 mm |
| Thornaby-on-Tees 3.0 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Ingleby Barwick 4.3 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 643 mm |
| Stockton-on-Tees 4.8 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 624 mm |
| Billingham 5.0 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 636 mm |
Middlesbrough 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 | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| February | 8.3°C 47°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 38 mm 1.5 in |
| March | 10.6°C 51°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.7°C | 40 mm 1.6 in |
| April | 12.9°C 55°F | 4.7°C 41°F | 8.8°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| May | 15.9°C 61°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 11.6°C | 42 mm 1.7 in |
| June | 18.6°C 65°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 14.3°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 21.0°C 70°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 16.6°C | 57 mm 2.3 in |
| August | 20.7°C 69°F | 12.0°C 54°F | 16.4°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 18.1°C 65°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 14.0°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 14.2°C 58°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 10.6°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| November | 10.2°C 50°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.2°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.3°C | 10.1°C | 633 mm |
Where Middlesbrough’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 12 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Middlesbrough’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 Durham, 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 Middlesbrough’s climate
How warm does Middlesbrough get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.0°C (70°F). About 9 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 58% of UK towns.
How cold does Middlesbrough get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Middlesbrough get?
About 633 mm (25 in) a year, less than 85% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (67 mm) and February the driest (38 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 Middlesbrough. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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