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Monthly climate in Southwold, England, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Southwold features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (43 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 827 mm (32.6 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Southwold enjoys an average of 3290 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 45 minutes to 16 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Southwold, England, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Southwold are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 18 °C (61 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 7 °C (43 - 45 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Southwold experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Southwold, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average high 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 5°C
(41°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 0°C
(32°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Southwold, England, United Kingdom §

Southwold usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 101 mm (4.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Southwold are March, April and May. On average, 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Southwold, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 64 (2.5) 69 (2.7) 58 (2.3) 24 (1.0) 51 (2.0) 60 (2.4) 62 (2.5) 83 (3.2) 67 (2.6) 107 (4.2) 67 (2.6) 114 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 13 6 9 8 11 12 11 15 13 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Southwold, England, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Southwold are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Southwold: January, February and December receive an average of 3 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Southwold, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 92 150 231 349 418 405 421 398 314 240 156 109
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 17m 9h 54m 11h 54m 13h 57m 15h 45m 16h 41m 16h 11m 14h 34m 12h 36m 10h 34m 8h 44m 7h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Southwold, England, United Kingdom §

Southwold experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Southwold UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Southwold, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 5 3 2 1