Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.3 °C
Coldest
5.7 °C
Wettest
26%
Windiest
6.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.3 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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The average temperature in Lowestoft over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Lowestoft has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in April, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest. Winds in Lowestoft are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Lowestoft come in August, when the sky is typically 47% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Lowestoft 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
6°C
4°C
1°C
14%
60%
4.9 m/s
0
0
10
February
8°C
5°C
2°C
17%
58%
5.3 m/s
0
0
21
March
9°C
5°C
4°C
15%
56%
4.8 m/s
2
0
33
April
12°C
6°C
7°C
10%
49%
4.7 m/s
7
0
49
May
15°C
10°C
11°C
13%
50%
4.3 m/s
28
0
74
June
19°C
13°C
16°C
13%
49%
4.4 m/s
55
6
77
July
21°C
15°C
18°C
13%
51%
4.0 m/s
72
10
75
August
21°C
15°C
18°C
12%
47%
3.9 m/s
74
9
77
September
19°C
13°C
16°C
15%
49%
3.8 m/s
57
6
78
October
15°C
10°C
11°C
19%
53%
4.3 m/s
19
0
75
November
10°C
7°C
6°C
19%
58%
4.4 m/s
1
0
41
December
7°C
6°C
3°C
21%
64%
4.9 m/s
0
0
19
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 Lowestoft weather by season
Year round, Lowestoft has days of about 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. 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.
Lowestoft weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 5°CRain 17%
Winter in Lowestoft has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Lowestoft weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 7°CRain 13%
Spring in Lowestoft has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Lowestoft weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 12%
Summer in Lowestoft has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Lowestoft weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 10°CRain 17%
Autumn in Lowestoft has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lowestoft?
Lowestoft has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in April, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Lowestoft windiest?
Winds in Lowestoft are highest in February, averaging 5.3 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in September, at 3.8 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Lowestoft year round?
The average temperature in Lowestoft over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.