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York, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
York has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 70°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 34°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 24 inches. At latitude 54°N, day length swings from 7.1 hours in midwinter to 16.9 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)York climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 45 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 66 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 58 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 70 | 70 | 65 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 62 | 61 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 40 |
| Avg low (°F) | 53 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Linton ON Ouse, a weather station, about 15 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.