Bettws is among the wettest of UK towns: 2,029 mm (80 in) of rain a year
Winter’s chill peaks in January, at about 2.0°C (36°F) after dark. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 18°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 77% of UK towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Bettws at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Bettws feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 2,029 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 70 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
41 air frosts and 7 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 7 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 Cardiff Bute Park
Cardiff Bute Park is 18 miles east of Bettws, 9 m (30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 2.5°C | 127 mm | 8.1 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.5°C | 93 mm | 7.5 |
| March | 11.3°C | 3.9°C | 85 mm | 3.9 |
| April | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 72 mm | 1.4 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.5°C | 78 mm | 0.0 |
| June | 20.1°C | 11.3°C | 73 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 21.8°C | 13.1°C | 84 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 21.4°C | 12.9°C | 105 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 87 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 128 mm | 1.0 |
| November | 11.6°C | 4.9°C | 131 mm | 3.7 |
| December | 9.1°C | 2.9°C | 140 mm | 8.3 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 7.2°C | 1,201 mm | 34 |
Met Office historic station data, Cardiff Bute Park, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Bettws 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 Mid Glamorgan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettws | 19.9°C | 2.0°C | 2,029 mm |
| Llangeinor 0.8 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 2,045 mm |
| Sarn 1.9 mi | 20.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.3°C about the same | 1,487 mm |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff 2.2 mi | 19.7°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 1,732 mm |
| Pontycymer 2.6 mi | 18.7°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.8°C colder | 2,483 mm |
| Ogmore Vale 2.9 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 1.4°C 0.6°C colder | 2,068 mm |
| Pen-y-fai 3.0 mi | 20.7°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.4°C about the same | 1,376 mm |
Bettws 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 | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.0°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 206 mm 8.1 in |
| February | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 160 mm 6.3 in |
| March | 9.7°C 49°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 6.2°C | 145 mm 5.7 in |
| April | 12.6°C 55°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 8.4°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| May | 15.9°C 61°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 11.4°C | 117 mm 4.6 in |
| June | 18.2°C 65°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 13.9°C | 122 mm 4.8 in |
| July | 19.9°C 68°F | 11.6°C 53°F | 15.7°C | 156 mm 6.2 in |
| August | 19.6°C 67°F | 11.2°C 52°F | 15.5°C | 169 mm 6.6 in |
| September | 17.5°C 64°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.4°C | 155 mm 6.1 in |
| October | 13.8°C 57°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 10.4°C | 218 mm 8.6 in |
| November | 10.2°C 50°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 222 mm 8.7 in |
| December | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.0°C | 243 mm 9.6 in |
| Year | 13.4°C | 6.0°C | 9.7°C | 2,029 mm |
Where Bettws’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 Bettws’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 Cardiff Bute Park, 18 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 Bettws’s climate
How warm does Bettws get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.9°C (68°F). About 7 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 67% of UK towns.
How cold does Bettws get in winter?
February nights average 1.6°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 41 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bettws get?
About 2,029 mm (80 in) a year, more than almost every UK town. December is the wettest month (243 mm) and April the driest (117 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 Bettws. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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