Hardly any UK towns collect more rain than Cwmgwrach: 1,605 mm (63 in) a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.4°C (36°F). Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 82% of UK towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 18–21°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Cwmgwrach at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Cwmgwrach feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,605 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 55 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
39 air frosts and 8 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 8 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-east of Cwmgwrach, 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 Cwmgwrach 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 West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cwmgwrach | 20.7°C | 2.4°C | 1,605 mm |
| Glyn-neath 1.1 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 1,605 mm |
| Resolven 2.9 mi | 18.2°C 2.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 2,293 mm |
| Seven Sisters 3.7 mi | 20.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.9°C 0.5°C colder | 1,921 mm |
| Creunant 4.7 mi | 19.8°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 1,868 mm |
| Ystradgynlais 5.7 mi | 20.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 1,923 mm |
| Treherbert 6.0 mi | 18.0°C 2.7°C cooler | 1.2°C 1.2°C colder | 2,687 mm |
Cwmgwrach 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 | 7.9°C 46°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 183 mm 7.2 in |
| February | 8.3°C 47°F | 2.3°C 36°F | 5.3°C | 140 mm 5.5 in |
| March | 10.6°C 51°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 7.1°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| April | 13.3°C 56°F | 5.0°C 41°F | 9.3°C | 86 mm 3.4 in |
| May | 16.6°C 62°F | 7.9°C 46°F | 12.4°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| June | 19.0°C 66°F | 10.6°C 51°F | 14.9°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| July | 20.7°C 69°F | 12.5°C 55°F | 16.7°C | 107 mm 4.2 in |
| August | 20.2°C 68°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 16.3°C | 120 mm 4.7 in |
| September | 18.0°C 64°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 14.2°C | 115 mm 4.5 in |
| October | 14.3°C 58°F | 7.7°C 46°F | 11.0°C | 184 mm 7.2 in |
| November | 10.7°C 51°F | 4.8°C 41°F | 7.7°C | 178 mm 7.0 in |
| December | 8.4°C 47°F | 2.8°C 37°F | 5.6°C | 203 mm 8.0 in |
| Year | 14.0°C | 6.9°C | 10.5°C | 1,605 mm |
Where Cwmgwrach’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 Cwmgwrach’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, 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 Cwmgwrach’s climate
How warm does Cwmgwrach get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.7°C (69°F). About 8 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 61% of UK towns.
How cold does Cwmgwrach get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cwmgwrach get?
About 1,605 mm (63 in) a year, more than 98% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (203 mm) and April the driest (86 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 Cwmgwrach. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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