Few UK towns get more rain than Penygroes: 1,684 mm (66 in) a year
Expect July afternoons of about 18.7°C (66°F). By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 97% of UK towns. A year here swings 16°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frost greets about 18 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Penygroes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Penygroes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,684 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 50 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Valley (Anglesey)
18 air frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 18 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 Valley (Anglesey)
Valley (Anglesey) is 17 miles north-west of Penygroes, 10 m (33 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 3.8°C | 75 mm | 5.2 | 58 |
| February | 8.4°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 4.8 | 81 |
| March | 9.8°C | 4.5°C | 57 mm | 2.4 | 126 |
| April | 12.1°C | 6.1°C | 54 mm | 0.5 | 173 |
| May | 15.0°C | 8.6°C | 52 mm | 0.0 | 219 |
| June | 17.2°C | 11.0°C | 57 mm | 0.0 | 203 |
| July | 18.8°C | 12.9°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 190 |
| August | 18.8°C | 13.1°C | 69 mm | 0.0 | 176 |
| September | 17.3°C | 11.6°C | 74 mm | 0.0 | 143 |
| October | 14.3°C | 9.2°C | 102 mm | 0.1 | 101 |
| November | 11.3°C | 6.6°C | 104 mm | 0.7 | 59 |
| December | 9.1°C | 4.4°C | 94 mm | 4.2 | 46 |
| Year | 13.4°C | 8.0°C | 857 mm | 18 | 1,575 |
Met Office historic station data, Valley, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Penygroes 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 Gwynedd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penygroes | 18.7°C | 3.4°C | 1,684 mm |
| Caernarfon 6.0 mi | 19.6°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.4°C about the same | 1,426 mm |
| Llanrug 7.6 mi | 19.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.1°C about the same | 1,597 mm |
| Llanberis 7.9 mi | 17.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.6°C 0.8°C colder | 2,530 mm |
| Bethel 8.4 mi | 19.3°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.1°C about the same | 1,569 mm |
| Clwt-y-bont 9.1 mi | 18.9°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.7°C colder | 2,028 mm |
| Y Felinheli 9.5 mi | 20.0°C 1.2°C warmer | 3.4°C about the same | 1,076 mm |
Penygroes 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 | 8.0°C 46°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 5.8°C | 156 mm 6.1 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 5.7°C | 132 mm 5.2 in |
| March | 9.6°C 49°F | 4.0°C 39°F | 6.8°C | 118 mm 4.6 in |
| April | 12.2°C 54°F | 5.7°C 42°F | 8.8°C | 100 mm 3.9 in |
| May | 15.1°C 59°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 11.6°C | 95 mm 3.7 in |
| June | 17.3°C 63°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 13.9°C | 108 mm 4.2 in |
| July | 18.7°C 66°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 15.5°C | 123 mm 4.9 in |
| August | 18.6°C 66°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 15.6°C | 139 mm 5.5 in |
| September | 16.8°C 62°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 13.9°C | 138 mm 5.4 in |
| October | 13.8°C 57°F | 8.6°C 47°F | 11.2°C | 192 mm 7.6 in |
| November | 10.7°C 51°F | 5.9°C 43°F | 8.4°C | 196 mm 7.7 in |
| December | 8.5°C 47°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 6.3°C | 189 mm 7.4 in |
| Year | 13.1°C | 7.5°C | 10.3°C | 1,684 mm |
Where Penygroes’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 Penygroes’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 Valley, 17 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 Penygroes’s climate
How warm does Penygroes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.7°C (66°F). About 3 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 86% of UK towns.
How cold does Penygroes get in winter?
February nights average 3.1°C (38°F). The air drops below freezing on about 18 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Penygroes get?
About 1,684 mm (66 in) a year, more than 98% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (196 mm) and May the driest (95 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Valley (Anglesey) (17 miles away), averages 1,575 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 Penygroes. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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