Porthcawl monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Porthcawl

Porthcawl average temperature chart (Celsius) Porthcawl average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Porthcawl (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.7 6.5 8.5 11 14.2 17 18.9 18.7 16.6 13.6 9.7 7.7
°F 44 43.6 47.2 51.9 57.5 62.6 66 65.7 61.8 56.4 49.4 45.8

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Porthcawl monthly rainfall chart (mm) Porthcawl monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Porthcawl (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 154 104 110 79 83 83 83 110 121 145 152 162
inches 6.1 4.1 4.3 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.8 5.7 6 6.4
Rainy days 21 16 18 15 16 15 14 16 16 19 20 21

Average annual rainfall in Porthcawl: 1433.3332985mm (564.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Porthcawl

Porthcawl average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Porthcawl
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 1.8 2.8 3.9 5.8 6.7 7 6.6 6.2 5 3.4 2.6 1.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Porthcawl average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Porthcawl average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Porthcawl (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 2.1 1.7 2.8 4.3 7.2 10.1 12 12 10.4 8.1 4.6 3
Max °C 6.8 6.6 8.6 11.2 14.3 17.2 19 18.9 16.7 13.7 9.8 7.8
Min °F 35.8 35 37 39.8 44.9 50.2 53.6 53.7 50.7 46.6 40.3 37.5
Max °F 40 39.4 42.2 46 51.4 56.6 59.9 59.8 56.4 51.6 45 41.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Porthcawl average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Porthcawl average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Porthcawl in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.2 9.3 9.2 9.9 11.2 13.1 15.1 16.2 16.1 14.9 13.3 11.6
°F 50.3 48.8 48.6 49.8 52.2 55.6 59.1 61.2 60.9 58.8 55.9 52.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Porthcawl average winspeed by month (km/h) Porthcawl average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Porthcawl (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 21 20 20 19 17 16 15 16 17 18 20 21
mph 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Porthcawl relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Porthcawl
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
92% 90% 87% 83% 83% 84% 85% 85% 87% 90% 90% 92%

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Porthcawl weather stats

Porthcawl weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.9°C 66°F
Driest month: April 79mm 3.1ins
Sunniest month: May 6.7hrs
Coldest month: February 6.5°C 43.7°F
Wettest month: December 162mm 6.4ins
Warmest sea: August 16.2°C 61.2°F
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