Few UK towns get fewer frosts than Minehead
A warm July spell here typically peaks at 19.7°C (67°F). The rainiest month is November; the driest is May. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 84% 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 Minehead at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Minehead feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,092 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 3rd wettest of 49 Somerset towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
14 air frosts and 5 days of 25°C a year
On about 14 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 5 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 23 miles north-east of Minehead, 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 Minehead 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.
Minehead 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 | 8.7°C 48°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.1°C | 98 mm 3.9 in |
| February | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.3°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| March | 9.8°C 50°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 6.5°C | 80 mm 3.2 in |
| April | 12.3°C 54°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 8.3°C | 70 mm 2.7 in |
| May | 15.3°C 60°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 11.0°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| June | 17.8°C 64°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 13.6°C | 73 mm 2.9 in |
| July | 19.7°C 67°F | 11.3°C 52°F | 15.5°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| August | 19.6°C 67°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 15.6°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| September | 17.8°C 64°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 14.0°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| October | 14.2°C 58°F | 8.0°C 46°F | 11.1°C | 119 mm 4.7 in |
| November | 10.8°C 51°F | 5.4°C 42°F | 8.1°C | 132 mm 5.2 in |
| December | 8.4°C 47°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 5.9°C | 130 mm 5.1 in |
| Year | 13.5°C | 6.6°C | 10.1°C | 1,092 mm |
Where Minehead’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 Minehead’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, 23 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 Minehead’s climate
How warm does Minehead get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.7°C (67°F). About 5 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 77% of UK towns.
How cold does Minehead get in winter?
February nights average 2.4°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 14 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Minehead get?
About 1,092 mm (43 in) a year, more than 84% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (132 mm) and May 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 Minehead. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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