Gateshead gets fewer frosts than 84% of UK towns
A warm July spell here typically peaks at 20.1°C (68°F). Temperatures cover 18°C across the year, low to high. Days of 25°C are scarce: about 5 a year, fewer than in 78% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Gateshead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Gateshead feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 719 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 7th wettest of 34 Tyne and Wear towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
30 air frosts and 5 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 5 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 Durham
Durham is 12 miles south of Gateshead, 102 m (335 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 | 6.9°C | 1.3°C | 53 mm | 10.3 |
| February | 7.8°C | 1.4°C | 46 mm | 9.8 |
| March | 9.9°C | 2.5°C | 41 mm | 6.5 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.1°C | 51 mm | 3.2 |
| May | 15.4°C | 6.5°C | 45 mm | 0.8 |
| June | 18.0°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 20.2°C | 11.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 19.9°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 17.4°C | 9.2°C | 57 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 13.5°C | 6.5°C | 63 mm | 1.2 |
| November | 9.7°C | 3.6°C | 76 mm | 4.6 |
| December | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 61 mm | 10.4 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 5.7°C | 681 mm | 47 |
Met Office historic station data, Durham, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Gateshead 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 Tyne and Wear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 20.1°C | 2.1°C | 719 mm |
| Springwell 2.2 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Kibblesworth 3.0 mi | 19.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 762 mm |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 3.3 mi | 20.3°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 670 mm |
| Birtley 3.3 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 756 mm |
| Hebburn 3.5 mi | 20.2°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 642 mm |
| Whickham 3.7 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 770 mm |
Gateshead 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 | 7.1°C 45°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 4.7°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| February | 7.7°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.8°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| March | 9.8°C 50°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.6°C | 45 mm 1.8 in |
| April | 12.3°C 54°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 8.6°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 15.3°C 60°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 11.5°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 17.9°C 64°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 14.0°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| July | 20.1°C 68°F | 11.9°C 53°F | 16.2°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| August | 19.9°C 68°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 15.7°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| September | 17.4°C 63°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 13.8°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| October | 13.5°C 56°F | 7.1°C 45°F | 10.4°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| November | 9.8°C 50°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.1°C | 79 mm 3.1 in |
| December | 7.0°C 45°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.5°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| Year | 13.1°C | 6.4°C | 9.8°C | 719 mm |
Where Gateshead’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 7 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Gateshead’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 Durham, 12 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 Gateshead’s climate
How warm does Gateshead get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.1°C (68°F). About 5 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 78% of UK towns.
How cold does Gateshead get in winter?
December nights average 2.0°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 30 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gateshead get?
About 719 mm (28 in) a year, less than 61% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (79 mm) and March the driest (45 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 Gateshead. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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