Cardiff climate: monthly averages

If you only need Cardiff climate: monthly averages, the figures and table here are the whole story. Cardiff runs from 4.9 C in Feb to 16.4 C in Jul, a swing of 11.5 C. Rain is spread through the year, with Nov the wettest month at 3.42 mm/day and Apr the driest at 1.86 mm/day. Taken together that is roughly 964 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. The same build that regenerates the sitemap refreshes these values, and unchanged pages are left untouched. The table underneath carries the per-month breakdown; the related pages cover the same dataset nearby.

Annual mean temperature
10.3 C
Warmest month
Jul (16.4 C)
Coldest month
Feb (4.9 C)
Wettest month
Nov (3.42 mm/day)
All-time record high
30.8 C
All-time record low
-5.8 C
Annual precipitation
967 mm / year
Coordinates
51.48, -3.18
Population
372,089
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Cardiff
MonthMean temp (C)Rain (mm/day)Record high (C)Record low (C)
Jan5.13.0312.8-5.5
Feb4.92.6014.2-5.8
Mar6.22.2717.3-5.7
Apr8.71.8621.3-2.5
May11.72.1522.91.5
Jun14.72.3927.15.3
Jul16.42.5830.88.7
Aug16.32.7229.27.6
Sep14.42.1125.25.3
Oct11.43.2323.20.4
Nov8.13.4217.1-3.6
Dec5.93.3613.4-5.7

What the Cardiff climate table shows

Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the 51.48, -3.18 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

Does Cardiff get the same every year?

Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.