Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Stoke-on-Trent is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in west-central England, in Staffordshire.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.7 °C (39 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 15.8 °C (60 °F). The lowest record is -13.3 °C (8.1 °F), the highest is 32.9 °C (91 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Stoke on Trent - 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 | 1 |
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| Max (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
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| Min (°F) | 34 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 34 |
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| Max (°F) | 43 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 48 | 43 |
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amounts to 805 millimeters (31.7 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 50 mm (2 in) in the driest month (February) to 85 mm (3.3 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Stoke on Trent - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 70 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 75 | 75 | 805 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.8 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3 | 3 | 31.7 |
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| Days | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 144 |
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On average, there are around 1,380
sunshine hours per year. So, the sun doesn't shine often. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Stoke on Trent - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Stoke-on-Trent 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.