Annual mean 8°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.8 °C
Coldest
-4.5 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
4.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Peterborough over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -7°C. Peterborough has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in September, the driest month, to 22% in December, the wettest. Winds in Peterborough are highest in February, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Peterborough come in July, when the sky is typically 36% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Peterborough 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
-4°C
-7°C
-9°C
19%
65%
3.2 m/s
0
0
0
February
-2°C
-6°C
-8°C
19%
60%
3.4 m/s
0
0
2
March
2°C
-3°C
-3°C
17%
52%
3.4 m/s
0
0
7
April
8°C
2°C
3°C
21%
52%
3.3 m/s
5
0
30
May
16°C
9°C
13°C
17%
43%
2.7 m/s
35
7
66
June
21°C
15°C
19°C
16%
41%
2.5 m/s
69
20
66
July
25°C
18°C
25°C
14%
36%
2.3 m/s
72
50
37
August
24°C
16°C
24°C
13%
37%
2.3 m/s
74
46
41
September
20°C
12°C
19°C
13%
39%
2.2 m/s
67
20
67
October
13°C
7°C
10°C
17%
53%
2.7 m/s
27
2
59
November
5°C
1°C
1°C
19%
60%
3.1 m/s
4
0
18
December
-1°C
-4°C
-6°C
22%
68%
3.1 m/s
0
0
2
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 Peterborough weather by season
Year round, Peterborough has days of about -4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -7°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December 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.
Peterborough weather in winterDecember to February
High -2°CLow -6°CRain 20%
Winter in Peterborough has typical daily highs of about -2°C and lows of about -6°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterborough weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 3°CRain 19%
Spring in Peterborough has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 3°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterborough weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 14%
Summer in Peterborough has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Peterborough weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 16%
Autumn in Peterborough has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Peterborough?
Peterborough has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 13% in September, the driest month, to 22% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Peterborough windiest?
Winds in Peterborough are highest in February, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.2 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Peterborough year round?
The average temperature in Peterborough over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -7°C.