Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles, Poppit Sands experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest official Met Office weather station for which online records are available is at Aberporth, which is 6.5 miles (10.7 km) ENE of Poppit Sands, and has a similar coastal aspect.
Typically, less than 3 days of the year will reach 25.1 °C (77.2 °F) of above, the warmest of which should rise to 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) - The highest temperature recorded was 32.7 °C (90.9 °F), during July 2006. On average 18.3 nights will report air frost and the coldest night of the year should fall to −4.5 °C (23.9 °F). The lowest recorded temperature was −9.9 °C (14.2 °F), during January 1963.
Rainfall averages around 870mm a year, with at least 1mm falling on 143.5 days.
| Climate data for Aberporth Weather Station (6.5 Miles ENE of Poppit Sands) at 133m asl, 1971-2000, Extremes 1960-present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.1 (61) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.0 (50) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.0 (50) |
12.2 (54) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.9 (39) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.0 (23) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 88.5 (3.484) |
62.7 (2.469) |
63.7 (2.508) |
50.7 (1.996) |
48.2 (1.898) |
61.1 (2.406) |
49.2 (1.937) |
68.2 (2.685) |
75.7 (2.98) |
104.2 (4.102) |
98.3 (3.87) |
99.2 (3.906) |
870.2 (34.26) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.6 | 74.0 | 109.7 | 168.6 | 213.6 | 190.5 | 198.7 | 184.8 | 141.0 | 100.1 | 63.3 | 45.6 | 1,544.5 |
| Source: Met Office | |||||||||||||
A detailed daily weather forecast for the area, including sea temperature, can be found here.
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