Cardiff
Climate

Cardiff

Section Title: Climate
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Climate data for Cardiff, elevation: 0 m or 0 ft, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1960–present

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year

Record high °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	15.0 (59.0)	19.5 (67.1)	24.0 (75.2)	26.6 (79.9)	32.1 (89.8)	33.6 (92.5)	34.5 (94.1)	27.0 (80.6)	24.6 (76.3)	17.1 (62.8)	16.7 (62.1)	33.5 (92.3)

Average high °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	8.6 (47.5)	11.1 (52.0)	13.8 (56.8)	17.1 (62.8)	19.8 (67.6)	21.7 (71.1)	21.5 (70.7)	18.8 (65.8)	14.9 (58.8)	11.3 (52.3)	8.7 (47.7)	14.7 (58.5)

Daily mean °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	5.4 (41.7)	7.6 (45.7)	9.5 (49.1)	12.7 (54.9)	15.4 (59.7)	17.4 (63.3)	17.2 (63.0)	14.7 (58.5)	11.3 (52.3)	8.0 (46.4)	5.7 (42.3)	10.9 (51.6)

Average low °C (°F)	2.3 (36.1)	2.1 (35.8)	4.0 (39.2)	5.2 (41.4)	8.3 (46.9)	11.0 (51.8)	13.1 (55.6)	12.8 (55.0)	10.5 (50.9)	7.7 (45.9)	4.6 (40.3)	2.6 (36.7)	7.0 (44.6)

Record low °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−8.8 (16.2)	−8.1 (17.4)	−4.8 (23.4)	−2.0 (28.4)	1.0 (33.8)	5.3 (41.5)	3.6 (38.5)	2.4 (36.3)	−2.7 (27.1)	−8.4 (16.9)	−8.8 (16.2)	−10.3 (13.5)

Average precipitation mm (inches)	121.6 (4.79)	85.2 (3.35)	89.8 (3.54)	68.6 (2.70)	72.3 (2.85)	66.6 (2.62)	78.4 (3.09)	93.4 (3.68)	94.0 (3.70)	133.5 (5.26)	123.4 (4.86)	125.3 (4.93)	1,151.9 (45.35)

Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.7	11.1	13.0	11.1	11.2	10.1	10.7	11.0	11.0	15.5	14.5	13.9	148.6

Mean monthly sunshine hours	54.4	75.9	111.9	169.6	190.6	190.0	199.0	190.7	149.6	103.0	65.8	48.9	1,549.4

Source #1: Met Office

Source #2: KNMI

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Monthly rainfall pattern shows that from October to January average monthly rainfall in Cardiff exceeded 100 millimetres, the wettest month being December with 125.3 millimetres (4.93 in).

final_sentence: Monthly rainfall pattern shows that from October to January average monthly rainfall in Cardiff exceeded 100 millimetres, the wettest month being December with 125.3 millimetres (4.93 in).