Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0Neither notably warm, cold, wet nor dry, Rugeley sits near the middle of UK towns
A typical January night drops to 1.7°C (35°F) and a July afternoon reaches 21.4°C (71°F); 754 mm (30 in) of rain falls in a year. No month is much wetter than another: December, the wettest, gets little more than February, the driest. The outdoor season runs from June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Rugeley at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rugeley feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 754 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 23rd wettest of 47 Staffordshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
43 air frosts and 12 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 12 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 29 miles east of Rugeley, 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 Rugeley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugeley | 21.4°C | 1.7°C | 754 mm |
| Hill Ridware 2.4 mi | 21.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 692 mm |
| Handsacre and Armitage 3.1 mi | 21.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 680 mm |
| Little Haywood 3.2 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 733 mm |
| Rawnsley 3.6 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 780 mm |
| Great Haywood 4.0 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 733 mm |
| Abbots Bromley 4.9 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 717 mm |
Rugeley 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 | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| March | 10.1°C 50°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 6.4°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| April | 13.2°C 56°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 8.7°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 16.4°C 61°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 11.6°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| June | 19.2°C 67°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.5°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| July | 21.4°C 71°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 16.6°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| August | 21.0°C 70°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 16.3°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 18.1°C 65°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 13.9°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| October | 13.9°C 57°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.4°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| November | 9.9°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 6.9°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| December | 7.3°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.0°C | 9.9°C | 754 mm |
Where Rugeley’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 Rugeley’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, 29 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 Rugeley’s climate
How warm does Rugeley get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C (71°F). About 12 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 59% of UK towns.
How cold does Rugeley get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rugeley get?
About 754 mm (30 in) a year, less than 53% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (74 mm) and February the driest (51 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 Rugeley. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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