Few UK towns get less rain than Bures: 573 mm (23 in) a year
A typical year brings 573 mm (23 in) of rain, with July afternoons around 23.2°C (74°F) and January nights around 1.9°C (35°F). Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 96% of UK towns. It is the driest of its 6 nearest neighbours.
A year in Bures at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Bures feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 573 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 12 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
40 air frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 22 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 Cambridge NIAB
Cambridge NIAB is 34 miles north-west of Bures, 26 m (85 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 | 7.7°C | 1.9°C | 49 mm | 9.0 |
| February | 8.3°C | 1.8°C | 36 mm | 8.7 |
| March | 11.0°C | 3.1°C | 33 mm | 5.2 |
| April | 14.1°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 2.6 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.4°C | 43 mm | 0.6 |
| June | 20.4°C | 10.5°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 23.1°C | 12.6°C | 48 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 22.9°C | 12.6°C | 56 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.5°C | 51 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.1°C | 7.9°C | 59 mm | 0.7 |
| November | 10.7°C | 4.5°C | 53 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 50 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.6°C | 563 mm | 40 |
Met Office historic station data, Cambridge NIAB, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Bures compares
Against the 2,178 towns and cities of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Suffolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bures | 23.2°C | 1.9°C | 573 mm |
| Sudbury 4.7 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 631 mm |
| Earls Colne 4.7 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 617 mm |
| Great Horkesley 5.2 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 600 mm |
| West Bergholt 5.3 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 599 mm |
| Eight Ash Green 5.3 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 589 mm |
| Great Waldingfield 5.7 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 629 mm |
Bures 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 | 7.7°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| February | 8.2°C 47°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 5.0°C | 40 mm 1.6 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 7.0°C | 36 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 14.2°C 58°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 9.4°C | 35 mm 1.4 in |
| May | 17.5°C 64°F | 7.4°C 45°F | 12.5°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| June | 20.6°C 69°F | 10.3°C 51°F | 15.4°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| July | 23.2°C 74°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 17.9°C | 43 mm 1.7 in |
| August | 23.0°C 73°F | 12.5°C 54°F | 17.7°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 19.8°C 68°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 15.1°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| October | 15.3°C 60°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.5°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| November | 10.8°C 52°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 7.6°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| December | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.5°C | 10.7°C | 573 mm |
Where Bures’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Bures’s built-up area.
- 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 Cambridge NIAB, 34 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Bures’s climate
How warm does Bures get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C (74°F). About 22 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 95% of UK towns.
How cold does Bures get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 40 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bures get?
About 573 mm (23 in) a year, less than 97% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (61 mm) and April the driest (35 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 Bures. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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