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Where to hang a barometer

Updated: October 2026

You are about to put a hook in the hall, and the pretty spot is often the wrong one. A dial over the radiator, or in sun from the fanlight, heats a combined thermometer even when the pressure hand is fine. This page is about where to hang a barometer so you will look at it, and so the side dials are not sitting in a heat source. The [barometers comparison](/hub/climate-measuring/barometers) holds the listings. The rear screw stays on [how to set a barometer](/hub/climate-measuring/barometers/sub/barometers-how-to-set). Details are from amazon.co.uk on 19 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You are about to put a hook in the hall, and the pretty spot is often the wrong one. A dial over the radiator, or in sun from the fanlight, heats a combined thermometer even when the pressure hand is fine.

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Esschert Esschert Design crystal barometer with cast-iron stand, TH31

Best overall

Esschert Esschert Design crystal barometer with cast-iron stand, TH31
9.2/10about £28.14
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Youshiko Youshiko traditional barometer, mahogany wood surround

Rank 2

Youshiko Youshiko traditional barometer, mahogany wood surround
8.8/10about £49.99
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Candeon Candeon 3-in-1 barometer, thermometer and hygrometer, 130 mm

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Candeon Candeon 3-in-1 barometer, thermometer and hygrometer, 130 mm
8.6/10about £24.83
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On this page
  1. 1.Why the room matters
  2. 2.A practical hallway spot
  3. 3.Outdoor, porch, and the heavy pieces
  4. 4.Fixings

Why the room matters

Atmospheric pressure indoors is close to the pressure outside when the room is not being blown through. Wind across a vent changes the reading, so do not hang a household dial in a draught or over a heat source, and do not expect the hall and the garden to agree while a gale crosses the letterbox. Temperature and humidity on the same face are the air at the case, not the garden. A three-in-one over a radiator looks wrong on the thermometer while the weather outside has barely moved. Fischer’s setting note says not to hang a barometer, especially a combined instrument, on an outside wall or near a heater. That is placement advice, not a claim that any amazon.co.uk dial meets a station tolerance. A hallway works on an interior wall you pass every day. It fails when the only free plaster is above the radiator or beside a sunny glazed door.

A practical hallway spot

Hang it where you can see it, in a good light, near eye level. If you have to stretch, it is too high. Use an interior wall, not the outside wall and not the door. Keep the case out of direct sun, off the radiator, the chimney breast, and the gust at the letterbox. Hang it, then set it. A move from the table to the wall can shift the hand. On the listings checked on 19 October 2026, the indoor default is the Youshiko, about 760 g, with screws and dowels listed, and the William Widdop, about 424 g. The bronze three-in-one is an indoor metal dial of about 490 g. UK reviews flag the word Weeper on that face. That is a misprint, not a forecast.
Esschert Esschert Design crystal barometer with cast-iron stand, TH31

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Esschert Esschert Design crystal barometer with cast-iron stand, TH31
9.2/10about £28.14
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Outdoor, porch, and the heavy pieces

The Voyoo, about 160 g, and the Candeon, about 196 g, both claim indoor and outdoor use. Nothing in these files is a durability test in British weather. A porch in sun is a poor place for side dials that read the case. Keep either in the hall and treat the outdoor line as untested. The Esschert specification says indoor. It is glass and cast iron, about 918 g. Reviewers who hang it in the garden then mention wind, dirt, algae, and missing hooks. A porch is reasonable only if you accept that fragility. How the water line differs from a capsule is on aneroid or weather glass. The Tabic on English oak is about 1 kg, indoor and tabletop. Nautical styling is not a marine rating. It needs a surface that can take the mass, not a picture pin.

Fixings

Check the box before you drill. The Youshiko lists screws and dowels, and one reviewer still reported them missing. The bronze three-in-one has a hook on the back and, according to a review, no fixings supplied. Plasterboard that holds a 160 g Voyoo is the wrong support for a kilogram of brass and oak, or for 918 g of cast iron and glass. Do not put a nail through a case. If the wall is uncertain, use a lighter indoor dial or a table. Use an interior wall, near eye level, clear of radiators, sun, and the door’s draught. Voyoo and Candeon stay indoors unless you treat their outdoor claim as untested. The Esschert stays in the hall unless you accept the porch risk. The Tabic needs a sturdy indoor surface. Then set the aneroid where it will stay.

Common questions

Is a hallway a good room for a barometer?
Yes, when the wall is interior, near eye level, and clear of heat and a strong draught. A hall that is only a radiator or a sunny fanlight is the wrong room. You want a place you already pass, so the rise or fall gets read, and you want the case in air that is not being heated or blown through the letterbox.
How high should it hang?
Near eye level when you are standing, in a good light. That is a rule of thumb from the weather-book tradition, not a height in centimetres and not a statute. If you have to stretch to read the scale, it is too high. A dial you cannot see is a dial you will not compare with the next day’s weather.
Can it go on an outside wall?
Fischer’s note says not to hang a barometer, especially a combined instrument, on an outside wall or near a heater. Youshiko, William Widdop, the bronze three-in-one, the Esschert specification, and the Tabic tabletop line all point indoors. Voyoo and Candeon claim outdoor use, and these files do not contain a test of that claim.
Can the Esschert live on a porch?
The specification says indoor. Reviews that move it outside then mention wind, algae, thin glass, and missing hooks. At about 918 g, a porch means accepting that risk. A sheltered hall matches the indoor line. Frost can stress a water-filled spout, and a drop on a tiled floor is a real break.
How do you fix a heavy glass or a kilogram of brass?
Check the box, then fix into something solid. The Youshiko lists screws and dowels, and one reviewer still found them missing. A picture hook for a 160 g dial is not the fixing for the Esschert or the Tabic. If the wall is uncertain, use a table or a lighter indoor dial. Do not put a nail through the case.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings used for this comparison. Prices and review counts were taken on 19 October 2026.

  1. Royal Meteorological Society — Set your barometer (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. Met Office — How we measure atmospheric pressure (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. Met Office — High and low pressure (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. GOV.UK — Controls on mercury (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 22 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. WMO pressure chapter — exposure, not a retail accuracy claim (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Physics Education — The weather glass (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. amazon.co.uk Best Sellers — Barometers (retrieved 19 October 2026)