Few UK towns have milder winter nights than Quintrell Downs
High summer brings afternoon highs near 19.5°C (67°F). Days of 25°C are scarce: about 3 a year, fewer than in 84% of UK towns. Temperatures cover 16°C across the year, low to high. 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 Quintrell Downs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Quintrell Downs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,060 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Camborne
14 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 14 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. 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 18 miles south-west of Quintrell Downs, 87 m (285 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| 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 Quintrell Downs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quintrell Downs | 19.5°C | 4.3°C | 1,060 mm |
| Newquay 2.1 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 4.6°C about the same | 976 mm |
| St Newlyn East 2.8 mi | 20.5°C 1.0°C warmer | 3.8°C about the same | 1,062 mm |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road 4.1 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.0°C colder | 1,262 mm |
| St Columb Major 4.1 mi | 19.2°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 1,156 mm |
| St Erme and Trispen 6.2 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 3.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,117 mm |
| St Dennis 6.5 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 3.3°C 1.0°C colder | 1,328 mm |
Quintrell Downs 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 | 9.1°C 48°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 6.7°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| February | 9.1°C 48°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 6.5°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| March | 10.7°C 51°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 7.9°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| April | 13.1°C 56°F | 6.4°C 44°F | 9.8°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| May | 15.4°C 60°F | 8.8°C 48°F | 12.0°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| June | 17.8°C 64°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 14.6°C | 62 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 19.5°C 67°F | 13.3°C 56°F | 16.5°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| August | 19.4°C 67°F | 13.5°C 56°F | 16.5°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| September | 17.8°C 64°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 14.7°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| October | 14.7°C 58°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 12.0°C | 129 mm 5.1 in |
| November | 11.6°C 53°F | 6.6°C 44°F | 9.1°C | 145 mm 5.7 in |
| December | 9.5°C 49°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 7.0°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| Year | 14.0°C | 8.2°C | 11.1°C | 1,060 mm |
Where Quintrell Downs’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Quintrell Downs’s built-up area.
- 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, 18 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 Quintrell Downs’s climate
How warm does Quintrell Downs get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.5°C (67°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 84% of UK towns.
How cold does Quintrell Downs get in winter?
February nights average 3.9°C (39°F). The air drops below freezing on about 14 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Quintrell Downs get?
About 1,060 mm (42 in) a year, more than 82% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (145 mm) and May the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Camborne (18 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 Quintrell Downs. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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