Newcastle upon Tyne climate

Name: Newcastle upon Tyne
Address: GB

Newcastle upon Tyne is warmest in July, with average highs of 19 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.0 °C. August is the wettest month (70 mm) and March the driest (45 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Newcastle upon Tyne averages 684 mm of rain, 1 days above 25 °C and 31 days below freezing.

United Kingdom · population 300,125 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 19 °C
Coldest month February 2.0 °C
Driest month March 45 mm
Wettest month August 70 mm
Least cloud May 67 % cloud
Hottest on record July 29 °C
Coldest on record March -13 °C
Warmest sea August 15 °C

What to expectNewcastle upon Tyne through the year

Newcastle upon Tyne has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.8 °C in February to 19 °C in July, a swing of 11 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 1 days a year reach 25 °C, 31 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 45 mm in March to 70 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Newcastle upon Tyne is warmest in August at 15 °C and coldest in March at 6.4 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	6.2 °C	54 mm	70 %
February	6.8 °C	47 mm	70 %
March	8.6 °C	45 mm	70 %
April	10.9 °C	51 mm	69 %
May	13.7 °C	49 mm	67 %
June	16.4 °C	63 mm	71 %
July	18.6 °C	65 mm	69 %
August	18.4 °C	70 mm	69 %
September	16.0 °C	55 mm	70 %
October	12.5 °C	60 mm	70 %
November	8.9 °C	64 mm	70 %
December	6.5 °C	60 mm	70 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	6.2 °C	2.1 °C	4.1 °C	14.0 °C	-9.7 °C	0	7
February	6.8 °C	2.0 °C	4.4 °C	15.6 °C	-7.4 °C	0	7
March	8.6 °C	2.7 °C	5.6 °C	18.2 °C	-12.9 °C	0	5
April	10.9 °C	4.3 °C	7.6 °C	22.7 °C	-3.2 °C	0	2
May	13.7 °C	6.9 °C	10.4 °C	24.3 °C	-1.3 °C	0	0
June	16.4 °C	9.9 °C	13.3 °C	26.9 °C	2.2 °C	0	0
July	18.6 °C	12.0 °C	15.4 °C	28.5 °C	6.0 °C	1	0
August	18.4 °C	12.0 °C	15.2 °C	28.0 °C	5.1 °C	0	0
September	16.0 °C	10.0 °C	13.0 °C	25.2 °C	2.3 °C	0	0
October	12.5 °C	7.5 °C	10.0 °C	23.6 °C	-1.8 °C	0	0
November	8.9 °C	4.6 °C	6.7 °C	16.2 °C	-5.5 °C	0	2
December	6.5 °C	2.4 °C	4.4 °C	14.9 °C	-9.7 °C	0	7

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	54 mm	12	7.8 h/day	70 %	84 %	27 km/h	7.4 °C
February	47 mm	11	9.7 h/day	70 %	81 %	27 km/h	6.5 °C
March	45 mm	10	12 h/day	70 %	79 %	25 km/h	6.4 °C
April	51 mm	11	14 h/day	69 %	78 %	23 km/h	7.3 °C
May	49 mm	11	16 h/day	67 %	77 %	22 km/h	9.4 °C
June	63 mm	11	17 h/day	71 %	77 %	21 km/h	11.8 °C
July	65 mm	12	17 h/day	69 %	77 %	20 km/h	14.0 °C
August	70 mm	12	15 h/day	69 %	78 %	21 km/h	14.5 °C
September	55 mm	10	13 h/day	70 %	80 %	22 km/h	13.2 °C
October	60 mm	11	11 h/day	70 %	82 %	24 km/h	11.7 °C
November	64 mm	12	8.4 h/day	70 %	85 %	25 km/h	10.3 °C
December	60 mm	12	7.2 h/day	70 %	85 %	26 km/h	8.8 °C

Where Newcastle upon Tyne ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Europe in June	20th of 50	16 °C
The coolest places in Europe in July	21st of 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Europe in August	26th of 50	18 °C
The coolest places in Europe in May	28th of 50	14 °C
The coolest places in the world in May	40th of 50	14 °C

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QuestionsCommon questions about Newcastle upon Tyne’s climate

When is the best time to visit Newcastle upon Tyne?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and March the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Newcastle upon Tyne get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 19 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.0 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 31 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Newcastle upon Tyne?

August, averaging 70 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is March with 45 mm. The year as a whole averages 684 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Newcastle upon Tyne rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Data point: 54.973°, -1.614° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.