Newcastle upon Tyne weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Newcastle upon Tyne is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with August and June close behind. Newcastle upon Tyne averages about 1,592 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 90 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,592
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 865 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈11 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 882k
- Elevation
- 73 m
When is the best time to visit Newcastle upon Tyne?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Newcastle upon Tyne is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 69 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Newcastle upon Tyne?
Newcastle upon Tyne isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,592 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 865 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 69 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 58 mm | 1 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 56 mm | 1 |
| April | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 52 mm | 3 |
| May | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 7° / 45°F | 57 mm | 4 |
| June | 55 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| July | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 90 mm | 5 |
| August | 58 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 99 mm | 4 |
| September | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 66 mm | 3 |
| October | 30 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 86 mm | 1 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 79 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 73 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Leeds United Kingdom · 130 km · best in Jul · 1,444 h sun/yr
- Edinburgh United Kingdom · 147 km · best in Jul · 1,292 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 190 km · best in Jul · 1,304 h sun/yr
- Manchester United Kingdom · 192 km · best in Jul · 1,454 h sun/yr
- Glasgow United Kingdom · 196 km · best in Jul · 1,306 h sun/yr
- Liverpool United Kingdom · 204 km · best in Jul · 1,453 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Middlesbrough United Kingdom · 61 km · 1,365 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Dundee United Kingdom · 178 km · 1,272 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Grimsby United Kingdom · 184 km · 1,443 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Newcastle upon Tyne compares month by month: Newcastle upon Tyne vs Leeds · Newcastle upon Tyne vs Glasgow · Newcastle upon Tyne vs Edinburgh · all comparisons
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