Pontyates sits near the top of UK towns for rain, with 1,490 mm (59 in) a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 19.6°C (67°F). Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 81% of UK towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 43 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Pontyates at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Pontyates feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,490 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 47 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Aberporth
43 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 6 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 30 miles north-west of Pontyates, 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 Pontyates 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontyates | 19.6°C | 2.2°C | 1,490 mm |
| Carway 1.8 mi | 20.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 1,349 mm |
| Pontyberem 2.5 mi | 19.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 1,503 mm |
| Trimsaran 2.7 mi | 20.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.2°C about the same | 1,343 mm |
| Kidwelly 3.8 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 1,268 mm |
| Tumble 4.7 mi | 19.5°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 1,610 mm |
| Pwll 5.0 mi | 20.4°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 1,224 mm |
Pontyates 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 | 7.7°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 146 mm 5.7 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 115 mm 4.5 in |
| March | 9.7°C 49°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 6.2°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| April | 12.6°C 55°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 8.4°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| May | 15.6°C 60°F | 7.0°C 45°F | 11.2°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| June | 18.1°C 65°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 13.8°C | 93 mm 3.7 in |
| July | 19.6°C 67°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 15.6°C | 107 mm 4.2 in |
| August | 19.4°C 67°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 15.4°C | 127 mm 5.0 in |
| September | 17.3°C 63°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.3°C | 116 mm 4.6 in |
| October | 13.8°C 57°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 10.3°C | 166 mm 6.5 in |
| November | 10.3°C 51°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.2°C | 167 mm 6.6 in |
| December | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.1°C | 171 mm 6.7 in |
| Year | 13.3°C | 6.1°C | 9.7°C | 1,490 mm |
Where Pontyates’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 Pontyates’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, 30 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 Pontyates’s climate
How warm does Pontyates get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.6°C (67°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 72% of UK towns.
How cold does Pontyates get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pontyates get?
About 1,490 mm (59 in) a year, more than 96% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (171 mm) and April the driest (89 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Aberporth (30 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 Pontyates. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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