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Workington, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Workington has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 17°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Around 1025 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (119 mm) and easing off in April (54 mm). At latitude 55°N, day length swings from 7.0 hours in midwinter to 17.0 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Workington climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 75 | 72 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 94 | 91 | 119 | 116 | 105 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 93 | 75 | 72 | 54 | 62 | 69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 94 | 91 | 119 | 116 | 105 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.5 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 84 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.5 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at ST Bees Head No.2, a weather station, about 14 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.