Durham weather
Loading live data…Light rain,much the same tomorrow
Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 18° in Durham today. Tomorrow looks cloudy around 17°, with a 0% chance of rain.
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Durham weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherDurham swings 16°C across the year, from 19°C highs in July to 3°C lows in January, and July is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1021 mm of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 5 days a year at 25°C or above, 27 frost nights, and rain on 158 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Durham’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
Met Office, European, American side by side around Durham and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Durham hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
Durham 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitDurham, England is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 19°C) and coldest in Jan (lows around 3°C), with roughly 1021 mm of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Durham right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
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Durham climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical yearWhich forecast is most accurate in Durham?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.