Photo: Simon Cobb · CC0July in Lesbury stays fresher than in 90% of UK towns
January nights here settle around 1.7°C (35°F). From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 17°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 70% of UK towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 19°C, runs through July and August.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Lesbury at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Lesbury feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 708 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
37 air frosts and 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 1 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 44 miles south of Lesbury, 102 m (335 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 | 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 Lesbury 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 Northumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbury | 19.1°C | 1.7°C | 708 mm |
| Longhoughton 2.3 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 690 mm |
| Alnwick 3.0 mi | 19.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.7°C colder | 801 mm |
| Shilbottle 3.0 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 794 mm |
| Warkworth 4.1 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Amble 5.0 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 2.3°C 0.6°C milder | 701 mm |
| South Broomhill 7.1 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
Lesbury 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 | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 9.6°C 49°F | 2.9°C 37°F | 6.3°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| April | 11.4°C 53°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.9°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 14.0°C 57°F | 6.4°C 44°F | 10.2°C | 43 mm 1.7 in |
| June | 16.7°C 62°F | 9.2°C 48°F | 12.9°C | 62 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 19.1°C 66°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.1°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| August | 19.0°C 66°F | 11.2°C 52°F | 15.1°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 16.8°C 62°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 13.3°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 13.4°C 56°F | 7.1°C 45°F | 10.2°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| November | 9.9°C 50°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.1°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| Year | 12.7°C | 6.0°C | 9.3°C | 708 mm |
Where Lesbury’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 Lesbury’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 Durham, 44 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 Lesbury’s climate
How warm does Lesbury get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.1°C (66°F). About 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 96% of UK towns.
How cold does Lesbury get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 37 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lesbury get?
About 708 mm (28 in) a year, less than 64% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (82 mm) and May 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 Lesbury. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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