Hardly any UK towns wake to less frost than Budleigh Salterton
Expect July afternoons of about 21.4°C (71°F). Temperatures cover 18°C across the year, low to high. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 92% of UK towns. From June to September, highs of 19–21°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Budleigh Salterton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Budleigh Salterton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 816 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 46th wettest of 47 Devon towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Yeovilton
14 air frosts and 2 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 2 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 Yeovilton
Yeovilton is 40 miles north-east of Budleigh Salterton, 20 m (66 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 | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 70 mm | 10.0 | 58 |
| February | 9.0°C | 1.8°C | 51 mm | 9.7 | 77 |
| March | 11.2°C | 3.0°C | 49 mm | 7.6 | 114 |
| April | 13.9°C | 4.5°C | 52 mm | 3.8 | 163 |
| May | 17.1°C | 7.4°C | 47 mm | 0.5 | 191 |
| June | 19.9°C | 10.3°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 188 |
| July | 21.9°C | 12.2°C | 50 mm | 0.0 | 192 |
| August | 21.6°C | 12.2°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 175 |
| September | 19.2°C | 10.0°C | 53 mm | 0.0 | 142 |
| October | 15.3°C | 7.6°C | 81 mm | 1.8 | 104 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.4°C | 80 mm | 5.5 | 69 |
| December | 9.0°C | 2.3°C | 77 mm | 10.3 | 52 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.5°C | 728 mm | 49 | 1,524 |
Met Office historic station data, Yeovilton, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Budleigh Salterton 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 Devon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budleigh Salterton | 21.4°C | 3.7°C | 816 mm |
| Exmouth 3.2 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Woodbury 4.2 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 2.8°C 0.9°C colder | 866 mm |
| Lympstone 4.4 mi | 21.7°C about the same | 3.1°C 0.6°C colder | 867 mm |
| Newton Poppleford 4.5 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.0°C 0.7°C colder | 958 mm |
| Exton 5.1 mi | 21.7°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.7°C colder | 866 mm |
| Starcross 5.3 mi | 21.0°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 901 mm |
Budleigh Salterton 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 | 9.5°C 49°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.6°C | 87 mm 3.4 in |
| February | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.4°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| March | 11.4°C 52°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.7°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| April | 13.7°C 57°F | 5.5°C 42°F | 9.5°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| May | 16.7°C 62°F | 8.1°C 47°F | 12.4°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| June | 19.4°C 67°F | 10.8°C 51°F | 15.0°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 21.4°C 71°F | 12.7°C 55°F | 17.0°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| August | 21.3°C 70°F | 12.9°C 55°F | 17.0°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| September | 19.3°C 67°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.2°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| October | 15.8°C 60°F | 9.0°C 48°F | 12.4°C | 88 mm 3.5 in |
| November | 12.5°C 55°F | 6.1°C 43°F | 9.3°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| December | 10.0°C 50°F | 4.0°C 39°F | 6.9°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| Year | 15.0°C | 7.6°C | 11.3°C | 816 mm |
Where Budleigh Salterton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 2 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Budleigh Salterton’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 Yeovilton, 40 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 Budleigh Salterton’s climate
How warm does Budleigh Salterton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C (71°F). About 2 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 92% of UK towns.
How cold does Budleigh Salterton get in winter?
February nights average 3.3°C (38°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 Budleigh Salterton get?
About 816 mm (32 in) a year, more than 57% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Yeovilton (40 miles away), averages 1,524 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 Budleigh Salterton. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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