Climate
| Climate data for Swansea - Public Extremes 1989 - 2012 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.87 (46.16) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−11 (12) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
| Climate data for Swansea | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6 (43) |
6 (43) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
15 (59) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
9 (48) |
8 (46) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
11 (52) |
8 (46) |
6 (43) |
9.9 (49.9) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 71 (2.8) |
52 (2.05) |
45 (1.77) |
49 (1.93) |
36 (1.42) |
42 (1.65) |
41 (1.61) |
50 (1.97) |
55 (2.17) |
81 (3.19) |
71 (2.8) |
71 (2.8) |
664 (26.14) |
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Typical of the west of Britain, Swansea has a temperate climate. As part of a coastal region, it experiences a milder climate than the mountains and valleys inland. This same location, though, leaves Swansea exposed to rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic: figures from the Met Office make Swansea the wettest city in Britain. In midsummer, Swansea's temperatures can reach into the high twenties Celsius.
Read more about this topic: City And County Of Swansea, Geography
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