Weather without surprises: Lea keeps close to the norm for UK towns
A typical year brings 801 mm (32 in) of rain, with July afternoons around 22.1°C (72°F) and January nights around 1.6°C (35°F). By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 68% of UK towns. A year here swings 21°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Windscreens need scraping on about 45 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Lea at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Lea feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 801 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Ross-on-Wye
45 air frosts and 14 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 14 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 Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is 32 miles north-west of Lea, 67 m (220 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 | 8.0°C | 2.2°C | 76 mm | 9.0 | 55 |
| February | 8.7°C | 2.1°C | 55 mm | 8.4 | 77 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.3°C | 53 mm | 4.9 | 118 |
| April | 14.2°C | 5.0°C | 55 mm | 2.0 | 165 |
| May | 17.4°C | 7.8°C | 57 mm | 0.1 | 202 |
| June | 20.3°C | 10.7°C | 56 mm | 0.0 | 201 |
| July | 22.3°C | 12.6°C | 52 mm | 0.0 | 209 |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.5°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 188 |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.3°C | 57 mm | 0.0 | 143 |
| October | 14.8°C | 7.7°C | 85 mm | 1.2 | 104 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.6°C | 80 mm | 4.5 | 63 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 79 mm | 8.8 | 47 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 6.8°C | 768 mm | 39 | 1,570 |
Met Office historic station data, Ross-On-Wye, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Lea 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 Wiltshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lea | 22.1°C | 1.6°C | 801 mm |
| Malmesbury 1.8 mi | 22.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 814 mm |
| Sutton Benger 5.0 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Tetbury 6.1 mi | 21.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Lyneham 6.3 mi | 21.9°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Sherston 6.4 mi | 21.8°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Ashton Keynes 7.2 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 734 mm |
Lea 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 | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| February | 8.4°C 47°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 5.0°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 6.9°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| April | 13.9°C 57°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 9.2°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| May | 17.1°C 63°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 12.2°C | 57 mm 2.2 in |
| June | 20.0°C 68°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 15.1°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| July | 22.1°C 72°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 17.1°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| August | 21.6°C 71°F | 11.9°C 53°F | 16.8°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 19.0°C 66°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.4°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 14.8°C 59°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 11.1°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| November | 10.8°C 51°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.5°C | 85 mm 3.4 in |
| December | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| Year | 14.5°C | 6.2°C | 10.4°C | 801 mm |
Where Lea’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 Lea’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 Ross-On-Wye, 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 Lea’s climate
How warm does Lea get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.1°C (72°F). About 14 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 68% of UK towns.
How cold does Lea get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 45 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lea get?
About 801 mm (32 in) a year, more than 54% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Ross-on-Wye (32 miles away), averages 1,570 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 Lea. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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