Walton-on-Thames in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Walton-on-Thames sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 157 mm of precipitation over about 31 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 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
157 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
1.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Walton-on-Thames in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Walton-on-Thames reaches about 8°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Walton-on-Thames

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 87 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
87
wind chill below the day's low

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

Walton-on-Thames 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 / 5510.90.98.21.0
Feb / 449.11.19.61.2
Mar10° / 4310.10.611.52.3
Apr13° / 4911.20.213.53.5
May16° / 529.8015.35.0
Jun19° / 11°559.9016.35.9
Jul22° / 13°5310.6015.96.4
Aug21° / 13°6010.3014.46.3
Sep18° / 11°488.9012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.2010.44.0
Nov10° / 64110.18.62.3
Dec / 58110.87.71.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Walton-on-Thames gets around 157 mm of rain and snow over 31 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 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 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 1.0 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Walton-on-Thames?

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.

1.1
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 Walton-on-Thames.

What to pack for Walton-on-Thames in Winter

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

In winter, Walton-on-Thames sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

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UV index in Walton-on-Thames 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 Walton-on-Thames peaks around July 24 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Walton-on-Thames?

Walton-on-Thames sits at 51.4°N, 0.4°W, 18 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Sunbury-on-Thames, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Walton-on-Thames

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Walton-on-Thames has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m.

The land around Walton-on-Thames is covered by trees (36%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), trees (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
207 m
80 km
301 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Sunbury-on-Thames 2.0 km · West Molesey 3.0 km · Weybridge 4.0 km · Esher 4.0 km · Hampton 4.0 km · East Molesey 5.0 km · Hanworth 6.0 km · Cobham 6.0 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 Walton-on-Thames (51.3868°, -0.4132°, elevation 18 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.