Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0Nights turn raw in Middleton Tyas each January, colder than in 95% of UK towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 20.4°C (69°F) on average. Temperatures cover 20°C across the year, low to high. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 72% of UK towns. Expect about 56 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Middleton Tyas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Middleton Tyas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 704 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 56 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. 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 Durham
Durham is 22 miles north of Middleton Tyas, 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 Middleton Tyas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton Tyas | 20.4°C | 0.9°C | 704 mm |
| Brompton-on-Swale 3.7 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Scorton 3.8 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Richmond 4.2 mi | 19.1°C 1.4°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 901 mm |
| Catterick 5.0 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 695 mm |
| Hurworth-on-Tees 5.3 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 626 mm |
| Catterick Garrison 5.6 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 787 mm |
Middleton Tyas 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 | 6.8°C 44°F | 0.9°C 34°F | 3.8°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| February | 7.4°C 45°F | 0.9°C 34°F | 4.2°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| March | 9.6°C 49°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 5.8°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| April | 12.4°C 54°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.9°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 15.5°C 60°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 10.6°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 18.2°C 65°F | 8.6°C 47°F | 13.3°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| July | 20.4°C 69°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 15.5°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| August | 20.0°C 68°F | 10.6°C 51°F | 15.3°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 17.3°C 63°F | 8.7°C 48°F | 13.0°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| October | 13.5°C 56°F | 6.0°C 43°F | 9.7°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| November | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 6.4°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| December | 7.1°C 45°F | 0.9°C 34°F | 4.0°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| Year | 13.1°C | 5.1°C | 9.1°C | 704 mm |
Where Middleton Tyas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Middleton Tyas’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, 22 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 Middleton Tyas’s climate
How warm does Middleton Tyas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.4°C (69°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 72% of UK towns.
How cold does Middleton Tyas get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 56 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Middleton Tyas get?
About 704 mm (28 in) a year, less than 65% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (70 mm) and March the driest (46 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 Middleton Tyas. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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