Locking has milder winter nights than 88% of UK towns
Sunny July days climb to about 22.0°C (72°F). By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 71% of UK towns. Only 20°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Windscreens need scraping on about 33 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Locking at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Locking feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 916 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 18th wettest of 49 Somerset towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
33 air frosts and 13 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 13 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 Cardiff Bute Park
Cardiff Bute Park is 16 miles north-west of Locking, 9 m (30 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 | 8.6°C | 2.5°C | 127 mm | 8.1 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.5°C | 93 mm | 7.5 |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.9°C | 85 mm | 3.9 |
| April | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 72 mm | 1.4 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.5°C | 78 mm | 0.0 |
| June | 20.1°C | 11.3°C | 73 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 21.8°C | 13.1°C | 84 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 21.4°C | 12.9°C | 105 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 87 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 128 mm | 1.0 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.9°C | 131 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 9.1°C | 2.9°C | 140 mm | 8.3 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 7.2°C | 1,201 mm | 34 |
Met Office historic station data, Cardiff Bute Park, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Locking 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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locking | 22.0°C | 2.6°C | 916 mm |
| Hutton 1.0 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 882 mm |
| West Wick 1.4 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Banwell 1.7 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Weston-super-Mare 1.9 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 871 mm |
| Kewstoke 3.3 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 3.1°C 0.5°C milder | 888 mm |
| Winscombe and Sandford 3.4 mi | 21.3°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.2°C about the same | 1,035 mm |
Locking 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 | 8.7°C 48°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.5°C | 87 mm 3.4 in |
| February | 9.2°C 48°F | 2.5°C 37°F | 5.8°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| March | 11.3°C 52°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 7.6°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| April | 14.2°C 58°F | 5.0°C 41°F | 9.6°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 17.6°C 64°F | 8.0°C 46°F | 12.7°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| June | 20.3°C 68°F | 11.2°C 52°F | 15.7°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| July | 22.0°C 72°F | 12.8°C 55°F | 17.4°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| August | 21.7°C 71°F | 12.8°C 55°F | 17.2°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| September | 19.1°C 66°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 14.8°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| October | 15.2°C 59°F | 7.9°C 46°F | 11.6°C | 98 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 11.5°C 53°F | 4.7°C 40°F | 8.2°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| December | 8.8°C 48°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.7°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.0°C | 11.0°C | 916 mm |
Where Locking’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 Locking’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 Cardiff Bute Park, 16 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 Locking’s climate
How warm does Locking get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C (72°F). About 13 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 62% of UK towns.
How cold does Locking get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 33 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Locking get?
About 916 mm (36 in) a year, more than 71% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and April the driest (57 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 Locking. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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