Woking is among the UK towns with the most days of 25 degrees or more
Nights in January average 2.1°C (36°F). Temperatures cover 21°C across the year, low to high. In January, nights here are milder than in 71% of UK towns. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Woking at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Woking feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 691 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 40th wettest of 66 Surrey towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Heathrow
45 air frosts and 22 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 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 Heathrow
Heathrow is 13 miles north-east of Woking, 25 m (82 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 | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 2.7°C | 59 mm | 6.8 | 59 |
| February | 9.0°C | 2.6°C | 45 mm | 6.2 | 76 |
| March | 11.7°C | 4.1°C | 39 mm | 3.0 | 120 |
| April | 15.0°C | 6.0°C | 42 mm | 0.8 | 169 |
| May | 18.4°C | 9.1°C | 46 mm | 0.0 | 197 |
| June | 21.6°C | 12.0°C | 47 mm | 0.0 | 197 |
| July | 23.9°C | 14.2°C | 46 mm | 0.0 | 206 |
| August | 23.4°C | 14.1°C | 54 mm | 0.0 | 192 |
| September | 20.2°C | 11.6°C | 50 mm | 0.0 | 150 |
| October | 15.8°C | 8.8°C | 65 mm | 0.3 | 111 |
| November | 11.5°C | 5.3°C | 67 mm | 2.7 | 68 |
| December | 8.8°C | 3.1°C | 57 mm | 7.2 | 53 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 7.8°C | 616 mm | 27 | 1,597 |
Met Office historic station data, Heathrow (London Airport), 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Woking 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 Surrey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woking | 23.1°C | 2.1°C | 691 mm |
| Bisley 2.8 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Brookwood 2.8 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 687 mm |
| Send 2.9 mi | 23.1°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 700 mm |
| West End and Chobham 3.2 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Jacobs Well 3.3 mi | 22.9°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 703 mm |
| Ripley 3.5 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 714 mm |
Woking 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 | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| February | 8.8°C 48°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.4°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| March | 11.5°C 53°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.4°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| April | 14.6°C 58°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 9.6°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| May | 17.8°C 64°F | 7.6°C 46°F | 12.7°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.8°C 70°F | 10.6°C 51°F | 15.7°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| July | 23.1°C 73°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 17.9°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| August | 22.6°C 73°F | 12.4°C 54°F | 17.5°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| September | 19.6°C 67°F | 10.0°C 50°F | 14.8°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 15.4°C 60°F | 7.4°C 45°F | 11.4°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| November | 11.2°C 52°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 7.9°C | 75 mm 2.9 in |
| December | 8.5°C 47°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.5°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| Year | 15.2°C | 6.7°C | 10.9°C | 691 mm |
Where Woking’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 5 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Woking’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 Heathrow (London Airport), 13 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 Woking’s climate
How warm does Woking get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C (73°F). About 22 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 96% of UK towns.
How cold does Woking get in winter?
February nights average 2.1°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 45 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Woking get?
About 691 mm (27 in) a year, less than 69% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Heathrow (13 miles away), averages 1,597 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
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 Woking. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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