Best year time to visit Dorchester

General weather information about Dorchester

Average annual temperature is 11.6 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 28.2 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -3.9 °C

Number of sunny days: 117 days

Number of rainy days: 248 days

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* Weather data for Dorchester United Kingdom is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Dorchester air temperature forecast for each month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)	12.5	12.6	13.0	17.4	22.0	28.2	24.1	23.4	28.0	21.4	14.5	13.5
Average daytime temperature (°C)	8.1	9.5	10.0	12.4	17.4	22.4	19.1	19.8	20.8	15.9	11.0	10.4
Average temperature (°C)	5.4	6.1	7.6	8.7	13.1	17.7	16.2	16.4	17.2	13.3	8.7	8.4
Average night temperature (°C)	2.7	3.0	5.3	5.0	8.8	12.8	13.1	13.2	13.5	11.1	6.0	6.2
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)	-3.9	-2.8	0.2	0.2	5.7	8.0	9.6	10.2	7.7	4.7	-2.1	-3.5

Dorchester monthly weather indicators

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight maximum duration (h)	9.0	10.0	12.0	14.0	16.0	16.0	16.0	15.0	13.0	11.0	9.0	8.0
Daylight mean duration (h)	8.5	10.0	11.9	13.8	15.5	16.4	16.0	14.5	12.6	10.7	9.0	8.1
Daylight minimum duration (h)	8.0	9.0	10.0	12.0	14.0	16.0	15.0	13.0	11.0	9.0	8.0	7.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)	4.1	5.3	4.4	8.2	11.5	13.2	10.2	9.5	8.4	6.2	4.4	2.7
Precipitation (mm)	139	10	188	90	82	38	143	90	90	168	131	197
Sunny days	14	18	5	7	15	15	3	4	9	9	10	8
Rainy days	17	10	26	23	16	15	28	27	21	22	20	23
Snow days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Dorchester - weather forecast by months

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Best time to visit Dorchester:

The best time to visit Dorchester during the most sunny months:

May — 11.5(h)
June — 13.2(h)
July — 10.2(h)
August — 9.5(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Dorchester:

May — 15.5(h)
June — 16.4(h)
July — 16.0(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Dorchester is at

March — 188(mm)

July — 143(mm)

October — 168(mm)

December — 197(mm)

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