Southwold Temperature by Month
Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 14°C (57°F), ranging from 8°C (46°F) in February to 20°C (68°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Southwold Monthly Temperatures
With significant temperature fluctuations, Southwold enjoys distinct seasons year-round. Nighttime lows range from 16°C (61°F) in August to 4°C (39°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Southwold by month:
Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating. August, the warmest month of the year, receives 200 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Southwold vs the United Kingdom
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.
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Southwold vs World: Temperature Compared
Southwold's average annual maximum temperature is 14°C (57°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Buenos Aires, Argentina averages 23°C (73°F) a year, with hot summers and mild winters — and seasons reversed compared to Europe.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
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.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Southwold's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Southwold climate page.
