Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Nottingham is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the center of England, in the East Midlands.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4 °C (39 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.7 °C (62 °F). The lowest record is -13.3 °C (8.1 °F), set in January 1963 and 1987, the highest is 36.1 °C (97 °F), set in July 2019. Here are the average temperatures.
Nottingham - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
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| Min (°F) | 34 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 45 |
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amounts to 710 millimeters (28 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest ones (October, December). Here is the average precipitation.
Nottingham - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 60 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 710 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 28 |
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| Days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 124 |
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On average, there are around 1,440
sunshine hours per year. So, the sun doesn't shine often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Nottingham - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Nottingham 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.