Stoke-on-Trent in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Stoke-on-Trent sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 207 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Stoke-on-Trent's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Stoke-on-Trent's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 19°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 11°C
- Rainfall
- 207 mm
- 37 wet days
- Avg wind
- 14 km/h
- Travel score
- 5.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Stoke-on-Trent in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 19°C.
A typical summer day in Stoke-on-Trent reaches about 19°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Stoke-on-Trent
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Stoke-on-Trent weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 2° | 61 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 7° / 2° | 53 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 9° / 3° | 56 | 11.8 | 1 | 11.5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 12° / 5° | 58 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 3.0 |
| May | 15° / 8° | 60 | 12 | 0 | 15.5 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 18° / 10° | 69 | 12 | 0 | 16.6 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 20° / 12° | 70 | 12.8 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.7 |
| Aug | 20° / 12° | 68 | 12.4 | 0 | 14.5 | 5.7 |
| Sep | 17° / 10° | 61 | 11 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 13° / 8° | 70 | 12.3 | 0 | 10.3 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 10° / 5° | 67 | 13 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 7° / 3° | 69 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Stoke-on-Trent gets around 207 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 14 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 h 18 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.5 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Stoke-on-Trent?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Stoke-on-Trent for sightseeing.
What to pack for Stoke-on-Trent in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Stoke-on-Trent sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.
UV index in Stoke-on-Trent in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Stoke-on-Trent peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent sits at 53.0°N, 2.2°W, 114 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Newcastle under Lyme, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Stoke-on-Trent
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Stoke-on-Trent.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Stoke-on-Trent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 133 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.
The land around Stoke-on-Trent is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (20%) within 80 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
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 Stoke-on-Trent (53.0042°, -2.1854°, elevation 114 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.