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Gwent rankings · Climate

Towns with the coolest summers in Gwent

Ebbw Vale has the coolest summers of Gwent’s 38 towns of 2,500+: July afternoons average a high of 18.9°C (Met Office, 1991–2020). The typical town here averages 20.5°C.

The average July high (the warmest month’s afternoons). Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid, the cells inside each town averaged (contains Met Office data © Crown copyright). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each figure.

#1

Ebbw Vale

19,635 people
18.9°C

July high·4 days of 25°C+ a year·#183 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#T2

Blaina

4,553 people
19.0°C

July high·4 days of 25°C+ a year·#204 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#T2

Cwm

2,507 people
19.0°C

July high·4 days of 25°C+ a year·#204 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 38 towns, ranked

July high, lowest first. Temperatures are ranked on two decimals and shown to one, so two towns showing the same figure can rank apart; towns smaller than a 2 km cell share its figures. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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38 towns.

#TownJuly highDays 25°C+UK rank
1Ebbw Vale19,635 people18.9°C4#183 of 2,537 nationally
T2Blaina4,553 people19.0°C4#204 of 2,537 nationally
T2Cwm2,507 people19.0°C4#204 of 2,537 nationally
T2Nantyglo4,548 people19.0°C4#204 of 2,537 nationally
7Rhymney4,998 people19.4°C5#401 of 2,537 nationally
8Tredegar14,534 people19.5°C5#426 of 2,537 nationally
T10Abersychan7,495 people20.0°C7#630 of 2,537 nationally
T10Blaenavon5,637 people20.0°C4#630 of 2,537 nationally
12Nelson4,235 people20.2°C8#721 of 2,537 nationally
T13Bargod8,034 people20.4°C7#802 of 2,537 nationally
T13Blackwood12,621 people20.4°C7#802 of 2,537 nationally
19Abercarn5,123 people20.5°C8#840 of 2,537 nationally
T20Newbridge7,582 people20.6°C8#874 of 2,537 nationally
T20Oakdale6,126 people20.6°C6#874 of 2,537 nationally
23Pontypool29,070 people20.9°C9#971 of 2,537 nationally
T24Bedwas6,463 people21.0°C12#1,019 of 2,537 nationally
T24Caerphilly33,104 people21.0°C11#1,019 of 2,537 nationally
29Risca15,194 people21.4°C12#1,238 of 2,537 nationally
32Cwmbrân47,075 people21.7°C11#1,377 of 2,537 nationally
33Chepstow11,939 people21.7°C10#1,399 of 2,537 nationally
34Monmouth10,330 people21.9°C15#1,561 of 2,537 nationally
35Newport130,882 people22.1°C12#1,703 of 2,537 nationally
T36Caerleon7,329 people22.1°C14#1,713 of 2,537 nationally
T36Langstone2,912 people22.1°C13#1,713 of 2,537 nationally
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Gwent has the coolest summers?

Ebbw Vale: July afternoons average a high of 18.9°C, with 4 days of 25°C or more in a typical year. Blaina and Cwm follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the average July high, lowest first, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid: the cells inside the town, or the one nearest its centre for a town smaller than a cell. The figure is the one on each town’s Climate page.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Gwent’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Gwent is on the county page.

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