Photo: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0Summer afternoons in Brierley Hill are warmer than in 75% of UK towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.8°C (35°F). Frosty nights are scarcer than in 62% of UK towns. Rain peaks in October and eases off in March. Windscreens need scraping on about 39 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Brierley Hill at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Brierley Hill feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 739 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. 30th wettest of 35 West Midlands towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Shawbury
39 air frosts and 16 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 16 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 Shawbury
Shawbury is 32 miles north-west of Brierley Hill, 72 m (236 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 | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 57 mm | 11.7 | 50 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 43 mm | 10.8 | 71 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.3°C | 43 mm | 8.2 | 109 |
| April | 13.2°C | 3.9°C | 47 mm | 4.4 | 148 |
| May | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 54 mm | 0.9 | 181 |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.6°C | 59 mm | 0.0 | 173 |
| July | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 179 |
| August | 20.7°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 127 |
| October | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 69 mm | 1.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.5°C | 61 mm | 6.7 | 59 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.3°C | 66 mm | 11.2 | 48 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 5.7°C | 682 mm | 56 | 1,392 |
Met Office historic station data, Shawbury, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Brierley Hill 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 West Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brierley Hill | 22.4°C | 1.8°C | 739 mm |
| Stourbridge 1.7 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Kingswinford 1.8 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 731 mm |
| Cradley Heath 2.4 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 774 mm |
| Dudley 2.5 mi | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Halesowen 3.2 mi | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 779 mm |
| Blackheath 3.6 mi | 21.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.8°C about the same | 776 mm |
Brierley Hill 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 | 1.8°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| February | 8.5°C 47°F | 1.8°C 35°F | 5.2°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 6.9°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| April | 14.3°C 58°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 9.4°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 17.3°C 63°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 12.4°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| June | 20.2°C 68°F | 10.4°C 51°F | 15.2°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 22.4°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.3°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| August | 21.9°C 71°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.0°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.0°C 50°F | 14.5°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| October | 14.6°C 58°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 10.9°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| November | 10.4°C 51°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.4°C | 10.5°C | 739 mm |
Where Brierley Hill’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 2 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Brierley Hill’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 Shawbury, 32 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 Brierley Hill’s climate
How warm does Brierley Hill get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.4°C (72°F). About 16 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 75% of UK towns.
How cold does Brierley Hill get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 39 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brierley Hill get?
About 739 mm (29 in) a year, less than 56% of UK towns. October is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Shawbury (32 miles away), averages 1,392 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 Brierley Hill. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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