Annual mean 11°C · wettest around January · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
26.3 °C
Coldest
-2.1 °C
Wettest
37%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.5 m/s average
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The average temperature in Essex over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Essex has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 20% in September, the driest month, to 27% in January, the wettest. Winds in Essex are highest in January, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Essex come in July, when the sky is typically 43% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Essex climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-1°C
-4°C
-7°C
27%
72%
3.4 m/s
0
0
2
February
1°C
-3°C
-4°C
25%
63%
3.3 m/s
0
0
5
March
5°C
1°C
0°C
27%
58%
3.3 m/s
2
0
17
April
11°C
6°C
7°C
26%
56%
3.2 m/s
14
0
46
May
18°C
12°C
15°C
26%
52%
2.8 m/s
48
11
67
June
24°C
18°C
23°C
21%
46%
2.6 m/s
71
37
47
July
26°C
21°C
27°C
22%
43%
2.2 m/s
52
64
18
August
26°C
20°C
26°C
22%
44%
2.2 m/s
59
58
25
September
22°C
16°C
22°C
20%
47%
2.2 m/s
74
31
55
October
16°C
10°C
13°C
23%
56%
2.8 m/s
39
6
66
November
7°C
4°C
3°C
24%
60%
3.2 m/s
7
0
29
December
2°C
-0°C
-3°C
23%
71%
3.3 m/s
0
0
6
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Essex weather by season
Year round, Essex has days of about -1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around September. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Essex weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -2°CRain 25%
Winter in Essex has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Essex weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 6°CRain 26%
Spring in Essex has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Essex weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 20°CRain 22%
Summer in Essex has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Essex weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 10°CRain 23%
Autumn in Essex has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Essex?
Essex has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 20% in September, the driest month, to 27% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Essex windiest?
Winds in Essex are highest in January, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Essex year round?
The average temperature in Essex over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.