Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Norwich is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the east of England, in Norfolk, about 30 km (18 mi) from the North Sea coast.
The
average temperature of the coldest months (January, February) is of 4.4 °C (40 °F), that of the warmest months (July, August) is of 16.9 °C (62 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Norwich - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 36 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 46 | 39 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 59 | 50 | 46 |
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amounts to 675 millimeters (26.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 40 mm (1.6 in) in the driest month (February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest ones (October, November). Here is the average precipitation.
Norwich - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 55 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 675 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 26.6 |
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| Days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 123 |
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On average, there are around 1,675
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Norwich - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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On the coast (see Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft), 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.
Lowestoft - 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 Norwich 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.