Photo: Kev Griffin · CC BY-SA 2.0Pontycymer sits near the top of UK towns for rain, with 2,483 mm (98 in) a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 18.7°C (66°F) on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 95% of UK towns. December is the wettest month, May the driest. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit July and August, with highs of 18–19°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Pontycymer at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Pontycymer feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 2,483 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. About 83 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
A frosty town: 52 air frosts and 4 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 4 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 19 miles south-east of Pontycymer, 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 Pontycymer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontycymer | 18.7°C | 1.2°C | 2,483 mm |
| Blaengarw 1.0 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 2,483 mm |
| Ogmore Vale 1.8 mi | 19.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 2,068 mm |
| Nant-y-moel 2.1 mi | 18.4°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 2,478 mm |
| Llangeinor 2.5 mi | 19.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 2,045 mm |
| Bettws 2.6 mi | 19.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.0°C 0.8°C milder | 2,029 mm |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff 2.7 mi | 19.7°C 1.0°C warmer | 2.3°C 1.2°C milder | 1,732 mm |
Pontycymer 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 | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 265 mm 10.4 in |
| February | 6.6°C 44°F | 0.6°C 33°F | 3.6°C | 197 mm 7.8 in |
| March | 8.7°C 48°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 5.2°C | 178 mm 7.0 in |
| April | 11.5°C 53°F | 3.1°C 37°F | 7.3°C | 139 mm 5.5 in |
| May | 14.7°C 58°F | 5.7°C 42°F | 10.3°C | 135 mm 5.3 in |
| June | 16.9°C 62°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.6°C | 150 mm 5.9 in |
| July | 18.7°C 66°F | 10.5°C 51°F | 14.6°C | 184 mm 7.3 in |
| August | 18.4°C 65°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 14.3°C | 204 mm 8.0 in |
| September | 16.5°C 62°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.3°C | 192 mm 7.6 in |
| October | 12.6°C 55°F | 5.6°C 42°F | 9.2°C | 273 mm 10.8 in |
| November | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.1°C | 270 mm 10.6 in |
| December | 7.0°C 45°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 295 mm 11.6 in |
| Year | 12.3°C | 4.9°C | 8.6°C | 2,483 mm |
Where Pontycymer’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 Pontycymer’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, 19 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 Pontycymer’s climate
How warm does Pontycymer get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.7°C (66°F). About 4 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 82% of UK towns.
How cold does Pontycymer get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C (33°F). The air drops below freezing on about 52 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pontycymer get?
About 2,483 mm (98 in) a year, more than almost every UK town. December is the wettest month (295 mm) and May the driest (135 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 Pontycymer. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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