The climate of Durham (England)
Durham is a city in the northern part of England; located in County
Durham. The city has several beautiful sites and Durham’s surroundings
are very beautiful. The Durham Dales are an area of outstanding
natural beauty. The biggest waterfall in England can be found here.
County Durham has a typical English coastline with high cliffs.
Everywhere along the coast you can go for beautiful walks offering
beautiful views of the sea. The city of Durham is a beautiful old
city. A beautiful cathedral can be admired here which is more than
1,000 years old and is one of the most important historical buildings
in the north of England. Durham used to be defended from Durham
castle; it also used to be the residence of the bishops of Durham.
Nowadays the castle is home to Durham University. There are guided
tours for the public here. Several museums and beautiful old buildings
can be admired in the historical center of Durham. In the vicinity of
Durham several castles and stately homes can be found; which are also
open for public.
Durham has a sea climate. Durham gets about 121 rainy days; evenly
spread out over the year. However, most of the rain falls during the
autumn. During the summer temperatures are around 20 degrees Celsius.
During July the least amount of rain falls. However, this is
compensated by the large amount of rain that falls in August. During
the winter Durham gets about 50 frosty days. However, temperatures are
around 4.5 degrees Celsius on average.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Durham
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
6
1
2
18
n/a
February
7
1
2
15
n/a
March
8
2
3
17
n/a
April
10
4
4
15
n/a
May
14
6
6
15
n/a
June
18
9
6
14
n/a
July
19
11
5
16
n/a
August
19
11
5
16
n/a
September
17
9
4
15
n/a
October
13
7
3
17
n/a
November
9
3
2
18
n/a
December
7
2
1
18
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
