As of 08:31 BST

Weather in Colchester

+14°Weather now

Colchester, Wednesday, 7 October, 08:31

Overcast. Feels like 14°C. High 16°C, low 11°C.

Pressure1011 mb
Wind6 mph N
Humidity96%
Visibility5.4 mi
Dew point13°C
Wed, 07OctoberLight rain+11°..16°
Thu, 08OctoberClear sky+7°..15°
Fri, 09OctoberLight rain+10°..19°
Sat, 10OctoberMainly clear+9°..15°
Sun, 11OctoberPartly cloudy+8°..15°
Mon, 12OctoberOvercast+5°..16°
Tue, 13OctoberLight rain+14°..17°
meteo00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
Light rainLight rainLight rainLight rainLight rainOvercastLight rainLight rainLight rainLight rainOvercastMainly clear
Temperature+16°+11°+13°+14°+14°+14°+16°+15°+13°+12°+11°+11°
Feels like16°C11°C12°C14°C14°C14°C16°C15°C13°C12°C11°C10°C
Pressure, hPa 101110111011101110111011101110111011101110121013
Wind, mph 15 15 15 15 15 7 11 10 14 15 14 13
Humidity, % 95%95%95%95%95%95%95%95%94%93%81%72%
Precipitation0.2mm0.2mm0.2mm0.2mm0.2mm0mm0.7mm0.5mm0.4mm0.1mm0mm0mm
Visibility—————2.9 mi2.3 mi3.2 mi4.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi
Detailed hourly forecast

Sun and moon today

Day length — 11 h 15 min

Sunrise — 07:06

Sunset — 18:21

Sunrise and sunset in local time (Europe/London)

Waning crescent, 17%

Sunrise — —

Sunset — —

 

Climate and weather in Colchester month by month

The average annual temperature in Colchester is +10.5°. The warmest month is August (daytime average +20.5°), the coldest is February (overnight average +2.5°). About 663 mm of rain falls each year, most of it in October (64 mm). Figures are 60-year climate averages with records from 66 years of observations.

MonthDayNightRainfallWet daysRecord highRecord low
January+6.8°+2.5°56 mm12+15° (2022)-9.3° (1963)
February+7.2°+2.5°45 mm10+16.7° (2017)-7.5° (1963)
March+9.3°+3.6°48 mm11+20.3° (2021)-12.4° (1970)
April+11.7°+5.2°48 mm11+22.9° (2018)-3° (2013)
May+15.1°+8.4°57 mm12+25.4° (2020)-0.5° (1979)
June+18.2°+11.5°56 mm11+30.5° (2022)+3.8° (1975)
July+20.5°+13.7°57 mm11+36.1° (2022)+8.1° (1996)
August+20.5°+13.9°58 mm10+32.1° (2020)+7.2° (1966)
September+18°+12°54 mm10+29.5° (2023)+2.3° (2018)
October+14.4°+9.4°64 mm11+24.8° (2011)-0.5° (2018)
November+10°+5.5°60 mm11+17.7° (2024)-3.6° (1973)
December+7.6°+3.6°60 mm11+15.2° (1979)-8.7° (1981)

Weather history

Temperature extremes over the last 66 years

Temperature on 7 October in Colchester over the last 66 years

high: 22.3° (2023)low: 3.2° (1974)