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Climate in Blisworth · Met Office 1991–2020 averages

Frost comes to Blisworth more often than to 81% of UK towns

The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.2°C (72°F) on average. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in March. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 80% of UK towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.

July afternoons: warmer than 69% of UK towns
January nights: colder than 74% of UK towns
Rain a year: drier than 80% of UK towns

Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.

A year in Blisworth at a glance

Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.

Jan7°C1°C
Feb8°C1°CColdest nights
Mar11°C3°C
Apr14°C4°C
May17°C7°C
Jun20°C10°C
Jul22°C12°CWarmest
Aug22°C12°C
Sep19°C10°C
Oct15°C7°CWettest
Nov now10°C4°C
Dec8°C2°C
A normal year

What a year in Blisworth feels like

Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.

Winter
8°C / 1°C
46°F / 35°F · 48 air frosts a year
Spring
14°C / 5°C
57°F / 40°F · 136 mm of rain
Summer
21°C / 11°C
70°F / 52°F · 16 days of 25°C+ a year
Autumn
15°C / 7°C
58°F / 44°F · 177 mm of rain, the wettest season
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 17–27°C (63–81°F) and nights of 8°C (46°F) or more
Rain

About 650 mm of rain a year

October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.

650 mm
Rain a year (26 in)
Drier than 80% of UK towns
15
Days a year with 10 mm of rain or more
1,615 hrs
Sunshine a year at Oxford
32 miles away

Rain by month

Millimetres

68 mm
JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine by month

Hours of bright sunshine at Oxford

212 h
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Frost & warm days

48 air frosts and 16 days of 25°C a year

On about 48 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 16 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).

48
Air frosts a year (below 0°C)
More frosts than 81% of UK towns
1
Days that stay below 0°C
16
Days of 25°C (77°F) or more
More warm days than 77% of UK towns

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.

Weather station

The Met Office station at Oxford

Oxford is 32 miles south-west of Blisworth, 63 m (207 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.

MonthHighLowRainAir frostsSun (hours)
January8.0°C2.4°C60 mm8.464
February8.6°C2.3°C47 mm7.682
March11.3°C3.6°C43 mm3.8118
April14.4°C5.3°C49 mm1.5166
May17.7°C8.2°C57 mm0.1200
June20.7°C11.1°C50 mm0.0198
July23.1°C13.1°C53 mm0.0212
August22.5°C13.0°C62 mm0.0193
September19.4°C10.7°C52 mm0.0145
October15.1°C8.0°C73 mm0.7110
November10.9°C4.9°C72 mm3.271
December8.2°C2.6°C66 mm8.657
Year15.0°C7.1°C681 mm341,615

Met Office historic station data, Oxford, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.

Compared with other towns

How Blisworth 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 Northamptonshire towns that size.

July afternoons22.2°C (72°F)
Warmer than 69% of UK towns
January nights1.4°C (35°F)
Colder than 74% of UK towns
Rain a year650 mm (26 in)
Drier than 80% of UK towns
Air frosts a year48 nights
More frosts than 81% of UK towns
Days of 25°C or more16 days
More warm days than 77% of UK towns
Next door

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.

TownJuly highJanuary lowRain a year
Blisworth22.2°C1.4°C650 mm
Collingtree and Milton Malsor 1.6 mi22.5°C about the same1.5°C about the same663 mm
Roade 2.1 mi22.3°C about the same1.2°C about the same653 mm
Pattishall and Astcote 3.8 mi22.0°C about the same1.2°C about the same707 mm
Towcester 3.8 mi22.2°C about the same1.3°C about the same736 mm
Bugbrooke 3.9 mi22.4°C about the same1.5°C about the same639 mm
Hartwell 4.0 mi22.1°C about the same1.2°C about the same705 mm
Month by month

Blisworth weather by month

Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).

MonthHighLowMeanRain
January7.4°C 45°F1.4°C 35°F4.4°C55 mm 2.2 in
February7.9°C 46°F1.3°C 34°F4.6°C45 mm 1.8 in
March10.5°C 51°F2.6°C 37°F6.5°C41 mm 1.6 in
April13.7°C 57°F4.2°C 40°F9.0°C44 mm 1.7 in
May16.8°C 62°F6.8°C 44°F11.8°C51 mm 2.0 in
June19.7°C 67°F9.7°C 49°F14.7°C55 mm 2.1 in
July22.2°C 72°F11.7°C 53°F16.9°C54 mm 2.1 in
August21.9°C 71°F11.7°C 53°F16.8°C65 mm 2.5 in
September19.0°C 66°F9.6°C 49°F14.3°C48 mm 1.9 in
October14.5°C 58°F6.9°C 44°F10.7°C68 mm 2.7 in
November10.3°C 51°F4.0°C 39°F7.1°C62 mm 2.4 in
December7.7°C 46°F1.7°C 35°F4.7°C64 mm 2.5 in
Year14.3°C6.0°C10.1°C650 mm
Sources

Where Blisworth’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 Blisworth’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 Oxford, 32 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 Blisworth’s climate

How warm does Blisworth get in summer?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C (72°F). About 16 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 77% of UK towns.

How cold does Blisworth get in winter?

February nights average 1.3°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 48 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.

How much rain does Blisworth get?

About 650 mm (26 in) a year, less than 80% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (41 mm).

How sunny is it?

The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Oxford (32 miles away), averages 1,615 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 Blisworth. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.

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