Photo: ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0Ice rarely forms: Clapton in Gordano sees fewer frosts than 95% of UK towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 20.9°C (70°F). Of all months, November brings the most rain and April the least. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 76% of UK towns. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Clapton in Gordano at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Clapton in Gordano feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 967 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
21 air frosts and 7 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 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 19 miles west of Clapton in Gordano, 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 Clapton in Gordano 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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clapton in Gordano | 20.9°C | 3.0°C | 967 mm |
| Portishead 1.6 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 879 mm |
| Nailsea 2.2 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 2.9°C about the same | 965 mm |
| Pill 3.3 mi | 21.5°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.0°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Backwell 3.4 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.6°C colder | 985 mm |
| Avonmouth 3.7 mi | 21.8°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.0°C about the same | 799 mm |
| Clevedon 4.5 mi | 21.1°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 868 mm |
Clapton in Gordano 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 | 8.5°C 47°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 5.8°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| February | 8.4°C 47°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.5°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| March | 10.4°C 51°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 65 mm 2.6 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 5.3°C 42°F | 9.3°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| May | 16.4°C 61°F | 8.1°C 47°F | 12.3°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| June | 19.0°C 66°F | 11.1°C 52°F | 15.1°C | 65 mm 2.5 in |
| July | 20.9°C 70°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 16.9°C | 75 mm 3.0 in |
| August | 20.7°C 69°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 16.9°C | 88 mm 3.4 in |
| September | 18.4°C 65°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.7°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| October | 14.6°C 58°F | 8.4°C 47°F | 11.5°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| November | 11.0°C 52°F | 5.2°C 41°F | 8.1°C | 104 mm 4.1 in |
| December | 8.5°C 47°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 5.9°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| Year | 14.2°C | 7.3°C | 10.8°C | 967 mm |
Where Clapton in Gordano’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 Clapton in Gordano’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 Clapton in Gordano’s climate
How warm does Clapton in Gordano get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.9°C (70°F). About 7 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 68% of UK towns.
How cold does Clapton in Gordano get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 21 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Clapton in Gordano get?
About 967 mm (38 in) a year, more than 76% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (104 mm) and April the driest (61 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 Clapton in Gordano. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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