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Blandford Forum in Dorset, United Kingdom sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 9°C (48°F) in January and 22°C (72°F) in July, averaging 15°C (59°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from pleasant to cold in Blandford Forum. At night, minimum temperatures range from 13°C (55°F) in July to 3°C (37°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Blandford Forum by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, sees 225 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Blandford Forum's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Seoul, South Korea averages 18°C (64°F) a year, with four clear seasons, cold winters, and hot humid summers.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels, they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Blandford Forum this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Blandford Forum's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Blandford Forum climate page.
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