Photo: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0Few UK towns get fewer frosts than Whitburn
Expect July afternoons of about 19.0°C (66°F). The seasons sit close together: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans only 17°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 91% of UK towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Whitburn at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Whitburn feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 648 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. 32nd wettest of 34 Tyne and Wear towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
20 air frosts and under 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About under 1 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 16 miles south-west of Whitburn, 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 Whitburn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitburn | 19.0°C | 2.4°C | 648 mm |
| South Bents 0.9 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 619 mm |
| Cleadon 1.4 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 648 mm |
| South Shields 2.8 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 650 mm |
| East Boldon and West Boldon 2.8 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Boldon Colliery 3.7 mi | 19.7°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Sunderland 4.1 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 669 mm |
Whitburn 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 | 7.4°C 45°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 42 mm 1.7 in |
| March | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.4°C | 39 mm 1.5 in |
| April | 11.3°C 52°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 8.0°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 13.8°C 57°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 10.4°C | 42 mm 1.7 in |
| June | 16.4°C 62°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 13.0°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| July | 19.0°C 66°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 15.3°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 18.9°C 66°F | 12.0°C 54°F | 15.4°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 16.8°C 62°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 13.5°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| October | 13.3°C 56°F | 7.5°C 45°F | 10.5°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| November | 10.0°C 50°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| December | 7.7°C 46°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| Year | 12.7°C | 6.4°C | 9.6°C | 648 mm |
Where Whitburn’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Whitburn’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, 16 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 Whitburn’s climate
How warm does Whitburn get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.0°C (66°F). About under 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than almost every UK town.
How cold does Whitburn get in winter?
February nights average 2.2°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Whitburn get?
About 648 mm (26 in) a year, less than 81% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (74 mm) and March the driest (39 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 Whitburn. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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