Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of York is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in north-central England, in North Yorkshire.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 3.9 °C (39 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.7 °C (62 °F). The lowest record is -16 °C (24.5 °F), the highest is 35 °C (95 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
York - 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 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
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| Min (°F) | 34 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 34 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
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amounts to 625 millimeters (24.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 40 mm (1.6 in) in the driest month (February) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest ones (June, August, October, November). Here is the average precipitation.
York - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 55 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 55 | 60 | 45 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 625 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 24.6 |
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| Days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 117 |
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On average, there are around 1,550
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
York - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit York 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.