Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Wrentham United Kingdom

In Wrentham, the summers are short and comfortable, the winters are long and very cold, and it is windy and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 37°F to 69°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 76°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Wrentham for warm-weather activities is from late June to early September.

The warm season lasts for 2.9 months, from June 21 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 64°F. The hottest month of the year in Wrentham is August, with an average high of 68°F and low of 58°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 24 to March 26, with an average daily high temperature below 49°F. The coldest month of the year in Wrentham is February, with an average low of 38°F and high of 45°F.

In Wrentham, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Wrentham begins around April 3 and lasts for 6.4 months, ending around October 15.

The clearest month of the year in Wrentham is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 15 and lasts for 5.6 months, ending around April 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Wrentham is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Wrentham varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 4.5 months, from September 20 to February 4, with a greater than 26% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Wrentham is November, with an average of 9.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 7.5 months, from February 4 to September 20. The month with the fewest wet days in Wrentham is April, with an average of 6.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Wrentham is November, with an average of 9.3 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 32% on November 22.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Wrentham experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Wrentham. The month with the most rain in Wrentham is October, with an average rainfall of 2.1 inches.

The month with the least rain in Wrentham is April, with an average rainfall of 1.2 inches.

The length of the day in Wrentham varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 41 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 16 hours, 49 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:30 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 33 minutes later at 8:03 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 3:39 PM on December 12, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 40 minutes later at 9:19 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Wrentham during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Wrentham, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Wrentham experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 2 to March 22, with average wind speeds of more than 14.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Wrentham is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 16.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from March 22 to October 2. The calmest month of the year in Wrentham is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.0 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Wrentham varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 1.3 weeks, from April 6 to April 15; for 6.0 days, from May 1 to May 7; for 3.1 weeks, from May 18 to June 9; and for 1.1 weeks, from October 6 to October 14, with a peak percentage of 34% on October 13. The wind is most often from the north for 2.3 weeks, from April 15 to May 1 and for 1.6 weeks, from May 7 to May 18, with a peak percentage of 29% on April 25. The wind is most often from the west for 3.9 months, from June 9 to October 6 and for 5.7 months, from October 14 to April 6, with a peak percentage of 38% on August 25.

Wrentham is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.0 months, from July 5 to October 6, with an average temperature above 59°F. The month of the year in Wrentham with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 63°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.9 months, from December 22 to April 19, with an average temperature below 46°F. The month of the year in Wrentham with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 42°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Wrentham throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wrentham for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Wrentham for hot-weather activities is from mid July to mid August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Wrentham typically lasts for 9.8 months (298 days), from around February 23 to around December 17, rarely starting after March 28, or ending before November 18.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Wrentham should appear around May 10, only rarely appearing before April 24 or after May 28.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from April 29 to August 15, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Wrentham is June, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 24 to February 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Wrentham is December, with an average of 0.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Wrentham are 52.384 deg latitude, 1.667 deg longitude, and 36 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Wrentham contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 108 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 41 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (184 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (531 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Wrentham is covered by cropland (81%), within 10 miles by water (41%) and cropland (37%), and within 50 miles by water (60%) and cropland (29%).