Blaydon-on-Tyne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Blaydon-on-Tyne sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 175 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Blaydon-on-Tyne's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Blaydon-on-Tyne's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
175 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
0.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Blaydon-on-Tyne in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Blaydon-on-Tyne reaches about 7°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Blaydon-on-Tyne

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Blaydon-on-Tyne weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5812.62.77.60.5
Feb / 5211.52.69.30.8
Mar / 4911.51.511.41.6
Apr11° / 5711.70.613.82.6
May14° / 5512.9015.83.7
Jun17° / 10°7012.80174.8
Jul19° / 12°7213.4016.55.5
Aug19° / 12°7613014.75.4
Sep16° / 10°5810.6012.54.8
Oct13° / 6212010.23.2
Nov / 6512.90.68.11.6
Dec / 6513.12.170.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Blaydon-on-Tyne gets around 175 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 18 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 18 min in early December to 10 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Blaydon-on-Tyne?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blaydon-on-Tyne.

What to pack for Blaydon-on-Tyne in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Blaydon-on-Tyne sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Blaydon-on-Tyne in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 8°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 15°C and coldest in March near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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UV index in Blaydon-on-Tyne in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blaydon-on-Tyne peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Blaydon-on-Tyne?

Blaydon-on-Tyne sits at 55.0°N, 1.7°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Whickham, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Blaydon-on-Tyne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Blaydon-on-Tyne.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blaydon-on-Tyne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m.

The land around Blaydon-on-Tyne is covered by trees (35%), artificial surfaces (34%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (24%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
900 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Whickham 3.0 km · Newburn 3.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne 6.0 km · Gateshead 7.0 km · Gosforth 7.0 km · Felling 9.0 km · Stanley 11 km · Wallsend 12 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blaydon-on-Tyne (54.9646°, -1.7139°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.