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Shropshire rankings · Climate

Towns with the warmest summers in Shropshire

Albrighton has the warmest summers of Shropshire’s 20 towns of 2,500+: July afternoons average a high of 21.8°C (Met Office, 1991–2020). The typical town here averages 21.3°C.

The average July high (the warmest month’s afternoons). Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid, the cells inside each town averaged (contains Met Office data © Crown copyright). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each figure.

#1

Albrighton

6,983 people
21.8°C

July high·12 days of 25°C+ a year·#1,080 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Telford

156,890 people
21.7°C

July high·12 days of 25°C+ a year·#1,113 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Shifnal

8,973 people
21.7°C

July high·12 days of 25°C+ a year·#1,140 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 20 towns, ranked

July high, highest first. Temperatures are ranked on two decimals and shown to one, so two towns showing the same figure can rank apart; towns smaller than a 2 km cell share its figures. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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20 towns.

#TownJuly highDays 25°C+UK rank
1Albrighton Garrison town6,983 people21.8°C12#1,080 of 2,537 nationally
2Telford156,890 people21.7°C12#1,113 of 2,537 nationally
3Shifnal8,973 people21.7°C12#1,140 of 2,537 nationally
5Highley3,305 people21.6°C12#1,184 of 2,537 nationally
7Newport14,191 people21.5°C12#1,255 of 2,537 nationally
8Ludlow10,037 people21.5°C11#1,266 of 2,537 nationally
12Wem6,287 people21.2°C10#1,437 of 2,537 nationally
18Gobowen3,046 people20.8°C9#1,589 of 2,537 nationally
19Oswestry17,500 people20.8°C9#1,608 of 2,537 nationally
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Shropshire has the warmest summers?

Albrighton: July afternoons average a high of 21.8°C, with 12 days of 25°C or more in a typical year. Telford and Shifnal follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the average July high, highest first, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid: the cells inside the town, or the one nearest its centre for a town smaller than a cell. The figure is the one on each town’s Climate page.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Shropshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Shropshire is on the county page.

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