What is the Ferryhill climate like?

Climate

The climate of North East England is heavily influenced by The North Sea, which keeps us relatively warm in winter and cooler in summer. Lying to the east of the Pennines, Ferryhill lies within the rain shadow, and normal yearly totals of rain are in the region of 650 mm. Typical extremes of temperature are -6 degC to 27 degC. The area is also sheltered from the worst of the winter gales, although conditions can sometimes be very gusty.

The spring is the driest season in this part of the world, and can be quite pleasant, but sometimes there is a tendancy for Easterly winds to set in in spring, making it feel rather raw as the North Sea is at it's coolest at around 8 degC. There is also a tendancy for the East coast to be shrouded in mist in late spring/early summer, making us jealous when the rest of the country is basking in sweltering temperatures, but the 'haar' as it is called is really only a problem in very early summer, with Ferryhill tending to be at the limit of the sea breeze. By July and August we can expect temperatures to rise to between 25 and 30 degC, although anything higher than that is very rare.

In recent times, autumn has been very mild here, with September usually as warm as June. We can experience temps up to 25 degC typically, with no real danger of frost until October. However, the autumn is a lot wetter than spring, with almost double the rainfall, but this still amounts to no more than 65mm in a typical year.

Winter hasn't been cruel to us for quite a while now, with December becoming an extension of November, typically with more worries about gales than snow. The only two real 'winter' months are January and February. Once again, if an easterly sets in during these months, we know about it here! It can result in a good dumping of snow from instability showers courtesy of the North Sea, and days can be dull and dark.