Pendine is among the UK towns with the fewest days of 25 degrees or more
July afternoons reach 19.4°C (67°F) on a typical day and January nights drop to 2.7°C (37°F); 1,285 mm (51 in) of rain falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 94% of UK towns. Winters go the other way: nights in January are milder than in 89% of UK towns.
A year in Pendine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Pendine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,285 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Aberporth
29 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 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 Aberporth
Aberporth is 27 miles north of Pendine, 133 m (436 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 | 7.8°C | 3.4°C | 90 mm | 4.5 | 60 |
| February | 7.9°C | 3.3°C | 67 mm | 3.8 | 79 |
| March | 9.4°C | 4.2°C | 58 mm | 1.8 | 127 |
| April | 11.6°C | 5.7°C | 54 mm | 0.4 | 172 |
| May | 14.3°C | 8.2°C | 55 mm | 0.0 | 210 |
| June | 16.6°C | 10.7°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 203 |
| July | 18.3°C | 12.5°C | 67 mm | 0.0 | 187 |
| August | 18.3°C | 12.7°C | 75 mm | 0.0 | 169 |
| September | 16.7°C | 11.2°C | 71 mm | 0.0 | 141 |
| October | 13.6°C | 8.9°C | 107 mm | 0.0 | 99 |
| November | 10.5°C | 6.2°C | 117 mm | 0.6 | 59 |
| December | 8.5°C | 4.1°C | 107 mm | 3.5 | 49 |
| Year | 12.8°C | 7.6°C | 931 mm | 15 | 1,554 |
Met Office historic station data, Aberporth, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Pendine compares
Against the 2,178 towns and cities of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Dyfed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendine | 19.4°C | 2.7°C | 1,285 mm |
| Whitland 5.6 mi | 20.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 1,414 mm |
| St Clears 5.7 mi | 20.8°C 1.4°C warmer | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,337 mm |
| Saundersfoot 6.7 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 1,248 mm |
| Kilgetty 6.8 mi | 19.5°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,390 mm |
| Wooden 7.6 mi | 19.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.6°C about the same | 1,332 mm |
| Tenby 8.2 mi | 20.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 3.3°C 0.6°C milder | 1,120 mm |
Pendine 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 | 8.3°C 47°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.6°C | 126 mm 4.9 in |
| February | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.3°C | 98 mm 3.9 in |
| March | 9.9°C 50°F | 2.9°C 37°F | 6.4°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| April | 12.4°C 54°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 8.4°C | 80 mm 3.2 in |
| May | 15.4°C 60°F | 6.7°C 44°F | 11.0°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| June | 17.7°C 64°F | 9.5°C 49°F | 13.5°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| July | 19.4°C 67°F | 11.4°C 52°F | 15.4°C | 83 mm 3.3 in |
| August | 19.1°C 66°F | 11.4°C 53°F | 15.3°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| September | 17.5°C 63°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 13.6°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| October | 14.1°C 57°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 10.8°C | 141 mm 5.5 in |
| November | 11.0°C 52°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 7.9°C | 154 mm 6.1 in |
| December | 8.7°C 48°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 5.9°C | 149 mm 5.9 in |
| Year | 13.5°C | 6.4°C | 9.9°C | 1,285 mm |
Where Pendine’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 Pendine’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 Aberporth, 27 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Pendine’s climate
How warm does Pendine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.4°C (67°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 97% of UK towns.
How cold does Pendine get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pendine get?
About 1,285 mm (51 in) a year, more than 94% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (154 mm) and May the driest (76 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Aberporth (27 miles away), averages 1,554 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 Pendine. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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