Hardly any UK towns see softer January nights than Paignton
High summer brings afternoon highs near 21.0°C (70°F). Its yearly rainfall tops that of 84% of UK towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 17°C. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 15 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Paignton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Paignton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,090 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 19th wettest of 47 Devon towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
15 air frosts and 5 days of 25°C a year
On about 15 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 51 miles north-west of Paignton, 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 Paignton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paignton | 21.0°C | 3.9°C | 1,090 mm |
| Marldon 1.4 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 3.1°C 0.8°C colder | 1,124 mm |
| Torquay 3.1 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 980 mm |
| Stoke Gabriel 3.5 mi | 21.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.6°C about the same | 1,110 mm |
| Kingskerswell 4.1 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 3.5°C about the same | 1,077 mm |
| Brixham 4.2 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Ipplepen 4.3 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.6°C colder | 1,168 mm |
Paignton 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 | 9.3°C 49°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 6.6°C | 132 mm 5.2 in |
| February | 9.2°C 48°F | 3.5°C 38°F | 6.3°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| March | 10.8°C 52°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 7.7°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| April | 13.2°C 56°F | 6.0°C 43°F | 9.5°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| May | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.7°C 48°F | 12.4°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| June | 18.9°C 66°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 15.2°C | 64 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 21.0°C 70°F | 13.3°C 56°F | 17.1°C | 57 mm 2.3 in |
| August | 20.8°C 69°F | 13.5°C 56°F | 17.1°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| September | 18.6°C 65°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 15.0°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| October | 15.3°C 59°F | 9.2°C 49°F | 12.2°C | 122 mm 4.8 in |
| November | 11.9°C 53°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 9.1°C | 126 mm 5.0 in |
| December | 9.7°C 49°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.0°C | 135 mm 5.3 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 8.0°C | 11.3°C | 1,090 mm |
Where Paignton’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 6 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Paignton’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 Chivenor, 51 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 Paignton’s climate
How warm does Paignton get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.0°C (70°F). About 5 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 76% of UK towns.
How cold does Paignton get in winter?
February nights average 3.5°C (38°F). The air drops below freezing on about 15 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Paignton get?
About 1,090 mm (43 in) a year, more than 84% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (135 mm) and July the driest (57 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 Paignton. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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