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Rainfall this year is wetter than usual

1,044 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 135% of the usual 775 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
937 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
169 mm
December 2015
Driest month on record
5 mm
September 2014

The wettest and driest months are the highest and lowest in the 30 years of data we hold, not necessarily the highest or lowest ever.

Show the monthly figures
Month Rain, usual Rain, this year
Jan 71 mm 141 mm
Feb 62 mm 112 mm
Mar 62 mm 77 mm
Apr 63 mm 87 mm
May 74 mm 98 mm
Jun 84 mm 169 mm
Jul 89 mm 34 mm
Aug 88 mm 104 mm
Sep 78 mm 121 mm
Oct 94 mm 100 mm
Nov 86 mm 0 mm
Dec 84 mm –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 10.7 °C, which is 0.8 °C above the usual 9.9 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year

Soil temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Warmest month
July
14.6 °C on average
Coldest month
January
4.6 °C on average
Soil this month
7.4 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
27.7 °C
28 Jun 2018. This year: 25.8 °C
Coldest night
-10.0 °C
21 Dec 2010. This year: -3.5 °C
Warmest soil
22.4 °C
16 Jul 2026. This year: 22.4 °C
Coldest soil
-2.2 °C
14 Dec 2022. This year: -0.3 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 4.6 °C 4.1 °C 4.3 °C 3.8 °C
Feb 5.0 °C 5.5 °C 4.8 °C 5.2 °C
Mar 6.0 °C 7.0 °C 5.9 °C 6.9 °C
Apr 7.8 °C 8.3 °C 8.1 °C 8.7 °C
May 10.6 °C 11.5 °C 11.1 °C 12.3 °C
Jun 13.1 °C 14.4 °C 13.6 °C 15.1 °C
Jul 14.6 °C 16.8 °C 15.1 °C 18.2 °C
Aug 14.4 °C 15.2 °C 14.8 °C 15.9 °C
Sep 12.8 °C 14.1 °C 13.0 °C 14.4 °C
Oct 10.2 °C 10.1 °C 10.2 °C 10.2 °C
Nov 7.1 °C 7.2 °C 7.1 °C 7.4 °C
Dec 5.2 °C – 5.0 °C –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 26 Apr, in 164 days. It has come as late as 6 May.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
26 Apr
has come as late as 6 May
Next frost danger starts
9 Nov
as early as 25 Oct, 361 days from now
Frost-free season
200 days
in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

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