Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0Few UK towns get more rain than Neath: 1,526 mm (60 in) a year
Expect July afternoons of about 20.3°C (69°F). From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 18°C. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 95% 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 Neath at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Neath feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,526 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 48 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 9th wettest of 19 West Glamorgan towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
23 air frosts and 7 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. 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 30 miles south-east of Neath, 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 Neath 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neath | 20.3°C | 3.2°C | 1,526 mm |
| Tonna 1.6 mi | 20.4°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C colder | 1,570 mm |
| Cilfrew 2.0 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.7°C colder | 1,827 mm |
| Baglan 2.6 mi | 21.3°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.7°C about the same | 1,283 mm |
| Rhos 3.6 mi | 20.5°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C colder | 1,627 mm |
| Alltwen 3.8 mi | 20.5°C about the same | 2.7°C 0.5°C colder | 1,627 mm |
| Cwmavon 3.9 mi | 20.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 1,569 mm |
Neath 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 | 8.4°C 47°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 5.8°C | 149 mm 5.9 in |
| February | 8.3°C 47°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.5°C | 115 mm 4.5 in |
| March | 10.2°C 50°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.9°C | 110 mm 4.3 in |
| April | 13.1°C 56°F | 5.4°C 42°F | 9.2°C | 84 mm 3.3 in |
| May | 16.2°C 61°F | 8.2°C 47°F | 12.2°C | 89 mm 3.5 in |
| June | 18.7°C 66°F | 10.9°C 52°F | 14.7°C | 98 mm 3.9 in |
| July | 20.3°C 69°F | 12.7°C 55°F | 16.5°C | 123 mm 4.8 in |
| August | 20.0°C 68°F | 12.6°C 55°F | 16.3°C | 131 mm 5.2 in |
| September | 17.9°C 64°F | 10.7°C 51°F | 14.3°C | 120 mm 4.7 in |
| October | 14.4°C 58°F | 8.2°C 47°F | 11.3°C | 167 mm 6.6 in |
| November | 11.0°C 52°F | 5.3°C 41°F | 8.1°C | 167 mm 6.6 in |
| December | 8.6°C 47°F | 3.2°C 38°F | 5.9°C | 174 mm 6.8 in |
| Year | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.5°C | 1,526 mm |
Where Neath’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 4 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Neath’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, 30 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 Neath’s climate
How warm does Neath get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.3°C (69°F). About 7 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 68% of UK towns.
How cold does Neath get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 23 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Neath get?
About 1,526 mm (60 in) a year, more than 96% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (174 mm) and April the driest (84 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 Neath. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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