Few UK towns have warmer summer afternoons than Holywell Row
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.9°C (35°F). It is a dry place: less rain falls here than on 96% of UK towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Holywell Row at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Holywell Row feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 578 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and February the driest. About 13 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
39 air frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 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 19 miles south-west of Holywell Row, 26 m (85 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 | 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 Holywell Row 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holywell Row | 23.5°C | 1.9°C | 578 mm |
| Beck Row 1.1 mi | 23.5°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 576 mm |
| Mildenhall 1.2 mi | 23.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 575 mm |
| Little Eriswell 2.0 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Lakenheath 3.4 mi | 23.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 613 mm |
| Red Lodge 4.3 mi | 22.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.9°C about the same | 554 mm |
| Isleham 4.3 mi | 23.0°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 555 mm |
Holywell Row 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 | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.9°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| February | 8.8°C 48°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 5.2°C | 35 mm 1.4 in |
| March | 11.4°C 52°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 7.4°C | 36 mm 1.4 in |
| April | 14.7°C 58°F | 4.9°C 41°F | 9.8°C | 35 mm 1.4 in |
| May | 18.2°C 65°F | 7.9°C 46°F | 13.1°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 21.0°C 70°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 15.8°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| July | 23.5°C 74°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 18.2°C | 52 mm 2.0 in |
| August | 23.3°C 74°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 18.0°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| September | 20.1°C 68°F | 10.6°C 51°F | 15.3°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| October | 15.7°C 60°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.7°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| November | 11.2°C 52°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 7.8°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| December | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| Year | 15.3°C | 6.8°C | 11.0°C | 578 mm |
Where Holywell Row’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 Holywell Row’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 Cambridge NIAB, 19 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 Holywell Row’s climate
How warm does Holywell Row get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C (74°F). About 24 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than almost every UK town.
How cold does Holywell Row get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Holywell Row get?
About 578 mm (23 in) a year, less than 96% of UK towns. August is the wettest month (60 mm) and February 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 Holywell Row. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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