The best time to visit Wales is from may until september, when you will have a soft or pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Wales is 19°C in july and the lowest is 7°C in january.

The average climate figure for Wales is an 6,6. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Wales has the oceanic climate prevailing. There is rainfall during all months of the year. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Wales or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

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Climate Wales per month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
7°C	8°C	10°C	12°C	15°C	17°C	19°C	18°C	17°C	14°C	11°C	9°C
12 mm	12 mm	12 mm	5 mm	15 mm	10 mm	10 mm	15 mm	8 mm	15 mm	20 mm	19 mm

All climate data from Wales

Climate data from: Cardiff

Wales in brief

Capital	Cardiff
Flight time ¹	1 h. 40 min
By car ²	3 hours
Distance ²	250 km
Population	3.063.456
Area	20.761 km²
Currency	Pound sterling
Local date	tu 28 january 2020
Local time	13:08 hour in the afternoon

¹ From London-Heathrow
² From London

14 day weather forecast Wales

The weather for Cardiff in Wales will be 9° till 7° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Wales is based on the weather in Cardiff.

Weather forecast this week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Tu 28 Jan	6°C	3°C	0 mm	0%	6m/s	2
We 29 Jan	9°C	4°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	2
Th 30 Jan	10°C	6°C	0.7 mm	40%	2m/s	1
Fr 31 Jan	12°C	10°C	1.5 mm	60%	5m/s	1
Sa 1 Feb	10°C	8°C	0.8 mm	45%	8m/s	2
Su 2 Feb	13°C	8°C	17 mm	95%	12m/s	2
Mo 3 Feb	12°C	6°C	11 mm	90%	7m/s	1

Weather forecast next week

Day	Max	Min	Precip	Change	Wind	UV
Tu 4 Feb	8°C	3°C	3.7 mm	80%	10m/s	1
We 5 Feb	5°C	-1°C	0 mm	0%	3m/s	2
Th 6 Feb	6°C	-1°C	0 mm	0%	2m/s	3
Fr 7 Feb	8°C	3°C	0 mm	0%	5m/s	1
Sa 8 Feb	9°C	3°C	0 mm	0%	8m/s	2
Su 9 Feb	6°C	1°C	0 mm	0%	4m/s	2
Mo 10 Feb	7°C	1°C	0.1 mm	20%	4m/s	1

Climate Wales

Climate Wales per Month

Wales has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Wales is 13° degrees and there is about 153 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 207 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 3.


Day
Night
Precip
Rain days
Snow days
Dry days
Sun hours per day
Wind force in Bft
UV-index

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day	7°C	8°C	10°C	12°C	15°C	17°C	19°C	18°C	17°C	14°C	11°C	9°C
Night	4°C	4°C	4°C	6°C	8°C	11°C	13°C	13°C	11°C	10°C	7°C	5°C
Precip	12 mm	12 mm	12 mm	5 mm	15 mm	10 mm	10 mm	15 mm	8 mm	15 mm	20 mm	19 mm
Rain days	10	7	9	8	9	8	10	11	9	9	12	12
Snow days	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dry days	20	20	22	22	22	22	21	20	21	22	18	18
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	4	4
Wind force in Bft	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
UV-index	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2

Climate Wales january

On average, it is maximum 7° in january in Wales and at least around 4° degrees. In january there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm. The it will be dry 20 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 1 day in january.

Climate Wales february

On average, it is maximum 8° in february in Wales and at least around 4° degrees. In february there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm. The it will be dry 20 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 1 day in february.

Climate Wales march

On average, it is maximum 10° in march in Wales and at least around 4° degrees. In march there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Wales.

Climate Wales april

On average, it is maximum 12° in april in Wales and at least around 6° degrees. In april there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 5 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Wales.

Climate Wales may

On average, it is maximum 15° in may in Wales and at least around 8° degrees. In may there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Wales.

Climate Wales june

On average, it is maximum 17° in june in Wales and at least around 11° degrees. In june there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Wales.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Wales july

On average, it is maximum 19° in july in Wales and at least around 13° degrees. In july there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 10 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Wales.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Wales august

On average, it is maximum 18° in august in Wales and at least around 13° degrees. In august there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Wales.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Wales september

On average, it is maximum 17° in september in Wales and at least around 11° degrees. In september there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 8 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Wales.

Suitable month for:

road trip
walking and cycling vacation

Climate Wales october

On average, it is maximum 14° in october in Wales and at least around 10° degrees. In october there are 9 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Wales.

Climate Wales november

On average, it is maximum 11° in november in Wales and at least around 7° degrees. In november there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in Wales.

Climate Wales december

On average, it is maximum 9° in december in Wales and at least around 5° degrees. In december there are 12 days of rainfall with a total of 19 mm. The it will be dry 18 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 1 day in december.

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You can fly to Wales at these well-known airports:

London Gatwick Airport
London
London City Airport
London
London Heathrow Airport
London
Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
Manchester Airport
Manchester
Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Glasgow
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nottingham Airport
Nottingham
East Midlands Airport
Nottingham

If you want to fly to an island of Wales you can go to:

St. Mary's Airport
St Mary's

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About Wales

Wales is in the continental part Europe and the capital is Cardiff. The total surface is 20.761 km² and the population consists of 3.063.456 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 12x smaller than United States. If you want to call Wales you have to use +44 or 0044 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +445012457809 or 00445012457809.

Wales is in a straight line at 483 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 1 hour40. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 250 km from London to the capital city Cardiff and you are about 3 hours on your way without stops and delay..

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Time difference Wales

In Wales it is now 13:08 o’clock in the afternoon on tuesday 28 january 2020. That is 5 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Wales is Europe/London and the Greenwich time is UTC+00.

Currency Wales

In Wales the Pound sterling is used to pay.

Exchange rate Pound sterling (GBP) 28 january 2020

1 Pound sterling = 1,31 United States dollar
100 Pound sterling = 130,59 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 0,77 Pound sterling
100 United States dollar = 76,57 Pound sterling

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