Delabole is among the least frosty of UK towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 18.8°C (66°F). Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in May. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 94% of UK towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Delabole at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Delabole feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,193 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Camborne
17 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Camborne
Camborne is 39 miles south-west of Delabole, 87 m (285 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 4.9°C | 121 mm | 2.2 | 60 |
| February | 9.1°C | 4.6°C | 95 mm | 2.1 | 82 |
| March | 10.2°C | 5.4°C | 72 mm | 1.1 | 121 |
| April | 12.1°C | 6.6°C | 73 mm | 0.0 | 181 |
| May | 14.5°C | 8.8°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 208 |
| June | 16.9°C | 11.2°C | 63 mm | 0.0 | 205 |
| July | 18.7°C | 13.2°C | 69 mm | 0.0 | 190 |
| August | 19.0°C | 13.4°C | 79 mm | 0.0 | 180 |
| September | 17.5°C | 12.0°C | 78 mm | 0.0 | 154 |
| October | 14.6°C | 10.0°C | 111 mm | 0.0 | 108 |
| November | 11.8°C | 7.4°C | 130 mm | 0.2 | 68 |
| December | 9.9°C | 5.6°C | 126 mm | 1.7 | 54 |
| Year | 13.6°C | 8.6°C | 1,076 mm | 7 | 1,611 |
Met Office historic station data, Camborne, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Delabole compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Cornwall towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delabole | 18.8°C | 3.1°C | 1,193 mm |
| Camelford 2.0 mi | 18.7°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 1,406 mm |
| Egloshayle 8.4 mi | 20.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.8°C milder | 1,050 mm |
| Wadebridge 8.8 mi | 20.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.8°C milder | 1,050 mm |
| Rock 9.2 mi | 19.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 4.2°C 1.1°C milder | 978 mm |
| Bodmin 10.6 mi | 20.4°C 1.6°C warmer | 3.6°C about the same | 1,283 mm |
| Padstow 11.1 mi | 19.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 4.5°C 1.3°C milder | 970 mm |
Delabole weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C 47°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 5.6°C | 125 mm 4.9 in |
| February | 8.5°C 47°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 5.8°C | 95 mm 3.7 in |
| March | 10.0°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 80 mm 3.2 in |
| April | 12.6°C 55°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 8.9°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| May | 15.2°C 59°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.6°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| June | 17.2°C 63°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 13.3°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| July | 18.8°C 66°F | 12.0°C 54°F | 15.5°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| August | 19.3°C 67°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 15.9°C | 94 mm 3.7 in |
| September | 17.6°C 64°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 14.1°C | 84 mm 3.3 in |
| October | 14.3°C 58°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 11.3°C | 128 mm 5.0 in |
| November | 11.1°C 52°F | 5.9°C 43°F | 8.4°C | 144 mm 5.7 in |
| December | 8.9°C 48°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 6.4°C | 131 mm 5.2 in |
| Year | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 10.3°C | 1,193 mm |
Where Delabole’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the Met Office 2 km grid square nearest Delabole’s centre (the town is smaller than one square).
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Camborne, 39 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Delabole’s climate
How warm does Delabole get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.3°C (67°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 88% of UK towns.
How cold does Delabole get in winter?
February nights average 3.0°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 17 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Delabole get?
About 1,193 mm (47 in) a year, more than 89% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (144 mm) and May the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Camborne (39 miles away), averages 1,611 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Delabole. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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