Wakefield Temperature by Month

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 14°C (57°F), ranging from 8°C (46°F) in January to 21°C (70°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Visitors to Wakefield can expect significant temperature changes throughout the year. Nighttime temperatures also vary widely, ranging from 12°C (54°F) in July to 2°C (36°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Wakefield 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 169 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Wakefield'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.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.

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 Wakefield's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Wakefield climate page.