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Abingdon, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Abingdon has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 23°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 685 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAbingdon climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 4 | 9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.8 | 4 | 9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oxford, a weather station, about 11 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.