Llangynidr is wetter than 92% of UK towns: 1,281 mm (50 in) of rain a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.1°C (36°F). January is the wettest month, July the driest. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 71% of UK towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Llangynidr at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Llangynidr feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,281 mm of rain a year
January is the wettest month and July the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
45 air frosts and 10 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 10 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 26 miles south of Llangynidr, 9 m (30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Llangynidr 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 Powys 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangynidr | 21.2°C | 2.1°C | 1,281 mm |
| Crickhowell 4.2 mi | 21.4°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 1,203 mm |
| Brynmawr 5.5 mi | 19.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.0°C colder | 1,522 mm |
| Ebbw Vale 6.1 mi | 18.9°C 2.2°C cooler | 1.0°C 1.1°C colder | 1,705 mm |
| Tredegar 6.5 mi | 19.5°C 1.7°C cooler | 1.3°C 0.8°C colder | 1,612 mm |
| Nantyglo 6.5 mi | 19.0°C 2.2°C cooler | 1.0°C 1.0°C colder | 1,537 mm |
| Gilwern 6.7 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 2.1°C about the same | 961 mm |
Llangynidr 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 | 7.5°C 46°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 4.9°C | 172 mm 6.8 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 105 mm 4.1 in |
| March | 10.6°C 51°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.0°C | 108 mm 4.2 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 8.9°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| May | 16.5°C 62°F | 7.0°C 45°F | 11.7°C | 70 mm 2.8 in |
| June | 19.3°C 67°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 14.7°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 21.2°C 70°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 16.6°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| August | 20.5°C 69°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 16.2°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| September | 18.1°C 65°F | 9.4°C 49°F | 13.9°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| October | 14.0°C 57°F | 7.0°C 45°F | 10.5°C | 156 mm 6.2 in |
| November | 10.5°C 51°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 7.4°C | 144 mm 5.7 in |
| December | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 160 mm 6.3 in |
| Year | 13.9°C | 6.3°C | 10.1°C | 1,281 mm |
Where Llangynidr’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Llangynidr’s built-up area.
- 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, 26 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 Llangynidr’s climate
How warm does Llangynidr get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.2°C (70°F). About 10 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 55% of UK towns.
How cold does Llangynidr get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 45 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Llangynidr get?
About 1,281 mm (50 in) a year, more than 92% of UK towns. January is the wettest month (172 mm) and July the driest (52 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 Llangynidr. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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