Chester-le-Street in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Chester-le-Street sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 176 mm of precipitation over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 18°C in early September to 8°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Chester-le-Street's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Chester-le-Street's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
176 mm
33 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
3.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Chester-le-Street in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 18°C in early September to 8°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Chester-le-Street reaches about 13°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Chester-le-Street

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chester-le-Street weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) 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 / 5512.31.97.60.7
Feb / 4811.12.19.30.9
Mar / 4510.41.211.41.8
Apr12° / 53110.413.82.8
May14° / 4911.6015.84.0
Jun17° / 10°6311.4016.95.1
Jul19° / 12°6312.1016.55.7
Aug19° / 12°6812.4014.75.6
Sep17° / 10°559.5012.55.1
Oct13° / 5811.20.110.23.4
Nov / 6312.20.68.11.8
Dec / 6212.81.370.8

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

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Chester-le-Street gets around 176 mm of rain and snow over 33 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 17 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min in early September to 7 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 1.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Chester-le-Street?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chester-le-Street.

What to pack for Chester-le-Street in Fall

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

In fall, Chester-le-Street sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 33 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Chester-le-Street in Fall

The nearest coast averages about 12°C across fall — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 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 Chester-le-Street in Fall

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Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chester-le-Street 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 Chester-le-Street?

Chester-le-Street sits at 54.9°N, 1.6°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Washington, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Chester-le-Street

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chester-le-Street.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chester-le-Street has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 50 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 906 m.

The land around Chester-le-Street is covered by trees (37%), grassland (27%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
906 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Washington 6.0 km · Houghton-Le-Spring 7.0 km · Stanley 8.0 km · Durham 9.0 km · Felling 10 km · Gateshead 12 km · Whickham 12 km · Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Chester-le-Street (54.8586°, -1.5741°, elevation 13 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.