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Paignton, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Paignton has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 4°C at night. Around 1119 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (141 mm) and easing off in May (60 mm). At latitude 50°N, day length swings from 7.8 hours in midwinter to 16.2 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPaignton climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 98 | 85 | 74 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 120 | 130 | 141 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 130 | 98 | 85 | 74 | 60 | 67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 78 | 70 | 120 | 130 | 141 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.9 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 77 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 91 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Slapton, a weather station, about 17 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.