Climate Vale of Pickering

footbridge on welldale beck, stream issuing spring @ base of north york moors.

as part of united kingdom, vale of pickering has cool summers , relatively mild winters. weather conditions vary day day season season. latitude of area means influenced predominantly westerly winds depressions , associated fronts, bringing them unsettled , windy weather, particularly in winter. between depressions there small mobile anticyclones bring periods of fair weather. in winter anticyclones bring cold dry weather. in summer anticyclones tend bring dry settled conditions can lead drought. latitude area mild in winter , cooler in summer due influence of gulf stream in northern atlantic ocean.

air temperature varies on daily , seasonal basis. temperature lower @ night , january coldest time of year average maximum of 5.8 degrees celsius. july warmest month average maximum of 19.4 degrees celsius. average annual rainfall 755.0 mm (29.72 in) rain falling on 129 days.