Dry weather: only 628 mm (25 in) a year falls on Wrentham, less than on 86% of UK towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.3°C (72°F). October is the wettest month, April the driest. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 86% of UK towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Wrentham at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Wrentham feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 628 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and April the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
29 air frosts and 10 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 10 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 67 miles west of Wrentham, 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 Wrentham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrentham | 22.3°C | 1.9°C | 628 mm |
| Reydon 3.1 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 615 mm |
| Kessingland 3.2 mi | 21.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 619 mm |
| Worlingham 5.5 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 628 mm |
| Beccles 6.2 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 628 mm |
| Lowestoft 6.3 mi | 21.7°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 623 mm |
| Halesworth 7.5 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 628 mm |
Wrentham 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 | 4.7°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| February | 8.2°C 47°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.9°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| March | 10.5°C 51°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.8°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| April | 13.7°C 57°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 9.1°C | 37 mm 1.4 in |
| May | 16.8°C 62°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 12.0°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| June | 19.8°C 68°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 15.0°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| July | 22.3°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| August | 22.5°C 73°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 17.5°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 19.5°C 67°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 15.1°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 15.3°C 60°F | 8.2°C 47°F | 11.7°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| November | 11.1°C 52°F | 4.7°C 40°F | 7.8°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| December | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.3°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.7°C | 10.6°C | 628 mm |
Where Wrentham’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 Wrentham’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, 67 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 Wrentham’s climate
How warm does Wrentham get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.5°C (73°F). About 10 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 54% of UK towns.
How cold does Wrentham get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Wrentham get?
About 628 mm (25 in) a year, less than 86% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (67 mm) and April the driest (37 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 Wrentham. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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