Climate of Wales

Wales has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Wales is 13° degrees and there is about 153 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 207 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 7°C and 19°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 4°C and 13°C
Rain: it rains 114 days and there is a total of approximately 153 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 3 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2278 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 7°C and 19°C
Warmest month:	19°C in July
Coldest month:	7°C in January
Night temperature:	between 4°C and 13°C
Dry days:	248 days
Days with rain:	114 days
Days with snow:	3 days
Total rain sum:	153 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2278 hours

Weather now in Wales

3.8°C

View full weather report

Climate of Wales
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Wales
The best travel time for Wales
Climate of Wales by month
Experiences with the weather of Wales
Popular destinations Wales

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Wales.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Wales.

Do you want to go to Wales?

These are the travel companies where you can book a trip to Wales:

Booking.com

Climate table of Wales

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Wales. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Wales might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	7	8	10	12	15	17	19	18	17	14	11	9
Night temp. (°C)	4	4	4	6	8	11	13	13	11	10	7	5
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	12	12	12	5	15	10	10	15	8	15	20	19
Days with rain	10	7	9	8	9	8	10	11	9	9	12	12
Days with snow	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dry days	20	20	22	22	22	22	21	20	21	22	18	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
UV-index	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2

Best time to visit Wales

To go to Wales, the best time to visit is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. In Wales, July is the warmest month with 19°C and the most cold month is 7°C in January.

Climate of Wales by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Wales? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January