Landrake has some of the mildest winter nights among UK towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 20.7°C (69°F). The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 88% of UK towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 20 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Landrake at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Landrake feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,173 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
20 air frosts and 5 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 5 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 Chivenor
Chivenor is 46 miles north of Landrake, 6 m (20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 3.6°C | 91 mm | 5.4 |
| February | 9.4°C | 3.4°C | 70 mm | 5.0 |
| March | 11.2°C | 4.5°C | 60 mm | 2.6 |
| April | 13.7°C | 5.9°C | 56 mm | 0.9 |
| May | 16.5°C | 8.6°C | 55 mm | 0.0 |
| June | 19.0°C | 11.4°C | 68 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 20.7°C | 13.3°C | 74 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 20.5°C | 13.4°C | 77 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 18.8°C | 11.5°C | 70 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.4°C | 9.1°C | 107 mm | 0.4 |
| November | 12.1°C | 6.2°C | 106 mm | 1.8 |
| December | 9.9°C | 4.3°C | 107 mm | 4.6 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 7.9°C | 941 mm | 21 |
Met Office historic station data, Chivenor, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Landrake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landrake | 20.7°C | 3.4°C | 1,173 mm |
| Saltash 3.0 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Torpoint 4.9 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 1,087 mm |
| Callington 5.6 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.4°C 1.0°C colder | 1,308 mm |
| Bere Alston 5.9 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.9°C colder | 1,350 mm |
| Millbrook 6.1 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 1,068 mm |
| Kelly Bray 6.7 mi | 20.3°C about the same | 2.3°C 1.1°C colder | 1,446 mm |
Landrake 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 | 9.0°C 48°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 6.2°C | 122 mm 4.8 in |
| February | 9.4°C 49°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 103 mm 4.1 in |
| March | 11.0°C 52°F | 4.2°C 39°F | 7.6°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| April | 13.6°C 56°F | 5.5°C 42°F | 9.5°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| May | 16.3°C 61°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.9°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| June | 19.0°C 66°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 14.6°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| July | 20.7°C 69°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 16.4°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| August | 20.6°C 69°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 16.4°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| September | 18.8°C 66°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 14.7°C | 79 mm 3.1 in |
| October | 15.4°C 60°F | 8.6°C 47°F | 12.0°C | 126 mm 4.9 in |
| November | 12.1°C 54°F | 6.0°C 43°F | 9.0°C | 133 mm 5.2 in |
| December | 9.9°C 50°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.0°C | 143 mm 5.6 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 7.3°C | 11.0°C | 1,173 mm |
Where Landrake’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 Landrake’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 Chivenor, 46 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 Landrake’s climate
How warm does Landrake get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.7°C (69°F). About 5 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 77% of UK towns.
How cold does Landrake get in winter?
February nights average 3.4°C (38°F). The air drops below freezing on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Landrake get?
About 1,173 mm (46 in) a year, more than 88% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (143 mm) and April the driest (71 mm).
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 Landrake. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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