Chapel Allerton in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Chapel Allerton sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 181 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 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
181 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
0.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Chapel Allerton 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 Chapel Allerton 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 Chapel Allerton

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.

Chapel Allerton 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 / 6012.71.87.80.6
Feb / 5411.22.19.40.9
Mar / 5311.31.511.51.8
Apr12° / 5811.90.513.72.9
May15° / 5611.6015.64.2
Jun18° / 10°7112.2016.75.2
Jul20° / 12°6712.5016.35.8
Aug19° / 12°7212014.65.7
Sep17° / 10°6010.2012.55.1
Oct13° / 6412.1010.23.4
Nov / 6412.80.48.31.8
Dec / 6712.71.47.30.8

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Chapel Allerton gets around 181 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

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 30 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

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.

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Chapel Allerton?

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.

0.8
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 Chapel Allerton.

What to pack for Chapel Allerton in Winter

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

In winter, Chapel Allerton 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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UV index in Chapel Allerton 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 Chapel Allerton peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Chapel Allerton?

Chapel Allerton sits at 53.8°N, 1.5°W, 117 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Leeds, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Chapel Allerton

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chapel Allerton.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chapel Allerton has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 739 m.

The land around Chapel Allerton is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
272 m
80 km
739 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Leeds 4.0 km · Horsforth 7.0 km · Pudsey 9.0 km · Yeadon 11 km · Morley 11 km · Lofthouse 11 km · Guiseley 13 km · Kippax 13 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 Chapel Allerton (53.829°, -1.5383°, elevation 117 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.