Few UK towns have milder winter nights than Cockwood
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 20.9°C (70°F). Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 82% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Cockwood at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Cockwood feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 932 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Yeovilton
19 air frosts and 4 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 4 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 45 miles north-east of Cockwood, 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 Cockwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockwood | 20.9°C | 3.7°C | 932 mm |
| Starcross 0.7 mi | 21.0°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 901 mm |
| Dawlish Warren 1.0 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 3.9°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Dawlish 2.2 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 3.9°C about the same | 929 mm |
| Exmouth 2.4 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.7°C about the same | 807 mm |
| Lympstone 2.7 mi | 21.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 3.1°C 0.6°C colder | 867 mm |
| Exton 3.5 mi | 21.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.9°C 0.7°C colder | 866 mm |
Cockwood 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 | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.4°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| February | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| March | 10.9°C 52°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.6°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 5.2°C 41°F | 9.4°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| May | 16.0°C 61°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.1°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| June | 18.9°C 66°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.8°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| July | 20.9°C 70°F | 12.7°C 55°F | 16.7°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| August | 20.8°C 69°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 16.8°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 18.7°C 66°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 14.9°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| October | 15.2°C 59°F | 8.9°C 48°F | 12.1°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| November | 11.9°C 53°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 9.0°C | 105 mm 4.1 in |
| December | 9.6°C 49°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 6.8°C | 110 mm 4.3 in |
| Year | 14.5°C | 7.6°C | 11.1°C | 932 mm |
Where Cockwood’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 Cockwood’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 Yeovilton, 45 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 Cockwood’s climate
How warm does Cockwood get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.9°C (70°F). About 4 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 82% of UK towns.
How cold does Cockwood get in winter?
February nights average 3.3°C (38°F). The air drops below freezing on about 19 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cockwood get?
About 932 mm (37 in) a year, more than 73% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Yeovilton (45 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 Cockwood. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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