Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Ipswich is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the south-east of England, in Suffolk, near the North Sea coast.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.1 °C (39 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17.8 °C (64 °F). The lowest record is -16.1 °C (22.4 °F), set in January 1963, the highest is 35.2 °C (95 °F), set in August 2003. Here are the average temperatures.
Ipswich - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 34 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 46 |
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amounts to 570 millimeters (22.4 inches) per year: so, it is one of the least rainy cities in Britain. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest months (February, July) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Ipswich - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 50 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 35 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 570 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 22.4 |
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| Days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 107 |
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On average, there are around 1,710
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Ipswich - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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The
sea temperature ranges between 7 °C (45 °F) and 17 °C (63 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Ipswich - Sea temperature| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
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| Temp (°F) | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 48 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Ipswich is the summer, or more generally
from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.