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Lowestoft, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Lowestoft has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 621 mm. At latitude 52°N, day length swings from 7.4 hours in midwinter to 16.6 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 countsLowestoft climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 53 | 68 | 66 | 60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 59 | 53 | 68 | 66 | 60 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.5 | 2 | 7 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.4 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 71 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.4 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.9 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 14 years of daily observations at Lowestoft, a weather station, about 2 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.