Occold is drier than 93% of UK towns: 591 mm (23 in) of rain a year
A typical year brings 591 mm (23 in) of rain, with July afternoons around 22.4°C (72°F) and January nights around 1.6°C (35°F). About 17 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 77% of UK towns. In January, nights here are colder than in 69% of UK towns.
A year in Occold at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Occold feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 591 mm of rain a year
November 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
42 air frosts and 17 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 17 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 45 miles west of Occold, 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 Occold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occold | 22.4°C | 1.6°C | 591 mm |
| Eye 2.3 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 625 mm |
| Mendlesham 4.6 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 627 mm |
| Debenham 4.7 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Stradbroke 5.0 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Gislingham 5.2 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 590 mm |
| Scole 5.2 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 623 mm |
Occold 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 | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 10.4°C 51°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 6.6°C | 41 mm 1.6 in |
| April | 13.7°C 57°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 9.1°C | 36 mm 1.4 in |
| May | 17.1°C 63°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 12.4°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.1°C 68°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 15.1°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| July | 22.4°C 72°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 22.5°C 73°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| September | 19.2°C 66°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 14.6°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| October | 14.7°C 58°F | 7.8°C 46°F | 11.3°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| November | 10.3°C 51°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| December | 7.6°C 46°F | 2.3°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 14.4°C | 6.4°C | 10.4°C | 591 mm |
Where Occold’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 Occold’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, 45 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 Occold’s climate
How warm does Occold get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.5°C (73°F). About 17 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 77% of UK towns.
How cold does Occold get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 42 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Occold get?
About 591 mm (23 in) a year, less than 93% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (59 mm) and April the driest (36 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 Occold. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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