Photo: Me, User:Mholland · CC BY-SA 2.5January in Keele bites harder than in 85% of UK towns
Expect July afternoons of about 20.4°C (69°F). By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 69% of UK towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 19°C. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 43 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Keele at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Keele feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 814 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 11th wettest of 47 Staffordshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Shawbury
43 air frosts and 7 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 7 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 Shawbury
Shawbury is 22 miles south-west of Keele, 72 m (236 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 | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 57 mm | 11.7 | 50 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 43 mm | 10.8 | 71 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.3°C | 43 mm | 8.2 | 109 |
| April | 13.2°C | 3.9°C | 47 mm | 4.4 | 148 |
| May | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 54 mm | 0.9 | 181 |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.6°C | 59 mm | 0.0 | 173 |
| July | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 179 |
| August | 20.7°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 127 |
| October | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 69 mm | 1.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.5°C | 61 mm | 6.7 | 59 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.3°C | 66 mm | 11.2 | 48 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 5.7°C | 682 mm | 56 | 1,392 |
Met Office historic station data, Shawbury, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Keele 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 Staffordshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keele | 20.4°C | 1.2°C | 814 mm |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme 1.8 mi | 20.8°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 857 mm |
| Halmer End and Alsagers Bank 2.5 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 791 mm |
| Madeley 2.7 mi | 20.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Bignall End 3.4 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 786 mm |
| Audley 3.5 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 782 mm |
| Baldwin's Gate 3.6 mi | 20.4°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 827 mm |
Keele 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 | 6.6°C 44°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 3.9°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| February | 7.4°C 45°F | 1.4°C 34°F | 4.4°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| March | 9.8°C 50°F | 2.5°C 36°F | 6.1°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| April | 12.8°C 55°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 8.5°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| May | 15.8°C 60°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 11.4°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| June | 18.4°C 65°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 14.1°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| July | 20.4°C 69°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 16.0°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| August | 20.1°C 68°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 15.8°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| September | 17.5°C 63°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 13.5°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| October | 13.5°C 56°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.2°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| November | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 6.7°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| December | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.3°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.9°C | 9.6°C | 814 mm |
Where Keele’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 Keele’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 Shawbury, 22 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 Keele’s climate
How warm does Keele get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.4°C (69°F). About 7 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 67% of UK towns.
How cold does Keele get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Keele get?
About 814 mm (32 in) a year, more than 57% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (81 mm) and March the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Shawbury (22 miles away), averages 1,392 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 Keele. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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