St Ives sits near the top of UK towns for mild winters
High summer brings afternoon highs near 18.8°C (66°F). From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 14°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 94% of UK towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in St Ives at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in St Ives feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,205 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. 18th wettest of 35 Cornwall towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Camborne
6 air frosts and under 1 days of 25°C a year
On about 6 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About under 1 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 7.1 miles east of St Ives, 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 St Ives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 18.8°C | 5.1°C | 1,205 mm |
| Carbis Bay 1.3 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 1,216 mm |
| Hayle 3.7 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 1,050 mm |
| St Erth 4.0 mi | 19.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 5.1°C about the same | 1,067 mm |
| Crowlas 4.4 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 4.9°C about the same | 1,216 mm |
| Connor Downs 5.2 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 4.9°C about the same | 1,041 mm |
| Longrock 5.8 mi | 19.0°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 1,210 mm |
St Ives 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 | 9.7°C 49°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 7.4°C | 132 mm 5.2 in |
| February | 9.4°C 49°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 7.0°C | 106 mm 4.2 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 5.1°C 41°F | 7.7°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| April | 12.1°C 54°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 9.2°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| May | 14.5°C 58°F | 8.4°C 47°F | 11.4°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| June | 17.1°C 63°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 13.9°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| July | 18.8°C 66°F | 12.8°C 55°F | 15.7°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| August | 18.8°C 66°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 15.9°C | 95 mm 3.8 in |
| September | 17.6°C 64°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 14.6°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| October | 14.8°C 59°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 12.4°C | 137 mm 5.4 in |
| November | 12.2°C 54°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 9.9°C | 140 mm 5.5 in |
| December | 10.4°C 51°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 8.1°C | 139 mm 5.5 in |
| Year | 13.8°C | 8.4°C | 11.1°C | 1,205 mm |
Where St Ives’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 St Ives’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, 7.1 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 St Ives’s climate
How warm does St Ives get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.8°C (66°F). About under 1 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than almost every UK town.
How cold does St Ives get in winter?
February nights average 4.6°C (40°F). The air drops below freezing on about 6 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does St Ives get?
About 1,205 mm (47 in) a year, more than 90% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (140 mm) and May the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Camborne (7.1 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 St Ives. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
Contains Met Office data © Crown copyright 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages via the Met Office Climate Data Portal; station averages from Met Office historic station data. Today’s forecast for St Ives →
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.