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South Shields, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
South Shields has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 67°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 35°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 30 inches. At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 6.9 hours in midwinter to 17.1 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 countsSouth Shields climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 62 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 55 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 67 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 59 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 4 | 10 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 94 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 69 | 75 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 93 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 94 | 94 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Morpeth: Cockle Park, a weather station, about 29 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.