Creaton has colder winter nights than 88% of UK towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 22.0°C (72°F). Rain is light here, less than falls on 74% of UK towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in March. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 19–22°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Creaton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Creaton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 669 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 50 air frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 50 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 14 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 Sutton Bonington
Sutton Bonington is 36 miles north of Creaton, 48 m (157 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 | 7.5°C | 1.9°C | 51 mm | 9.3 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.9°C | 41 mm | 8.6 |
| March | 10.6°C | 3.0°C | 41 mm | 6.0 |
| April | 13.6°C | 4.6°C | 44 mm | 2.9 |
| May | 16.7°C | 7.1°C | 47 mm | 0.9 |
| June | 19.6°C | 10.1°C | 64 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 22.0°C | 12.1°C | 62 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.1°C | 55 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 18.7°C | 10.1°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 14.5°C | 7.5°C | 62 mm | 1.2 |
| November | 10.4°C | 4.4°C | 57 mm | 4.4 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 58 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.4°C | 631 mm | 43 |
Met Office historic station data, Sutton Bonington, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Creaton 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creaton | 22.0°C | 1.2°C | 669 mm |
| Spratton 1.2 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 681 mm |
| Brixworth 2.7 mi | 21.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 712 mm |
| West Haddon 4.7 mi | 21.9°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Long Buckby 5.7 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Moulton 5.9 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 640 mm |
| Welford 6.6 mi | 21.8°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 710 mm |
Creaton 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 | 7.1°C 45°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.1°C 34°F | 4.5°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 10.4°C 51°F | 2.5°C 36°F | 6.4°C | 43 mm 1.7 in |
| April | 13.5°C 56°F | 4.0°C 39°F | 8.8°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| May | 16.6°C 62°F | 6.7°C 44°F | 11.7°C | 55 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 19.5°C 67°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 14.5°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 22.0°C 72°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 16.8°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 21.6°C 71°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 16.6°C | 62 mm 2.4 in |
| September | 18.7°C 66°F | 9.5°C 49°F | 14.1°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 14.4°C 58°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.7°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| November | 10.1°C 50°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 7.0°C | 62 mm 2.5 in |
| December | 7.4°C 45°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| Year | 14.1°C | 5.8°C | 10.0°C | 669 mm |
Where Creaton’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 Creaton’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 Sutton Bonington, 36 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 Creaton’s climate
How warm does Creaton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C (72°F). About 14 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 65% of UK towns.
How cold does Creaton get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 50 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Creaton get?
About 669 mm (26 in) a year, less than 74% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (43 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 Creaton. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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