Weather, climate and best time to go to Wales
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Wales
Best time to go to Wales
Best time to go to Wales
The best time to go to Wales is in april and september and october, in which you have a very cold temperature, but little till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Wales is 17° in july and the lowest is 4° in january.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Wales or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
| Max temp | Precipchance | Precip | Snow days | |
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| Jan | 4° | 136 mm | 6 | |
| Feb | 5° | 122 mm | 5 | |
| Mar | 8° | 104 mm | 4 | |
| Apr | 11° | 87 mm | 1 | |
| May | 13° | 116 mm | 0 | |
| Jun | 16° | 135 mm | 0 | |
| Jul | 17° | 167 mm | 0 | |
| Aug | 16° | 154 mm | 0 | |
| Sep | 15° | 102 mm | 0 | |
| Oct | 12° | 120 mm | 0 | |
| Nov | 7° | 139 mm | 1 | |
| Dec | 5° | 171 mm | 5 |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Wales? Go to the full climate information about Wales
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Wales indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Wales.
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Climate Wales
Climate Wales
In Wales there is the temperate oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Wales is 11° degrees and there is 1552 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 48 days a year with an average humidity of 90% and an UV-index of 3.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Cardiff in Wales per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Snow days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 4° | 0° | 136 mm | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb | 5° | 0° | 122 mm | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Mar | 8° | 1° | 104 mm | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Apr | 11° | 3° | 87 mm | 22 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| May | 13° | 6° | 116 mm | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Jun | 16° | 9° | 135 mm | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Jul | 17° | 11° | 167 mm | 27 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Aug | 16° | 10° | 154 mm | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sep | 15° | 8° | 102 mm | 22 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct | 12° | 6° | 120 mm | 22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov | 7° | 3° | 139 mm | 21 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec | 5° | 1° | 171 mm | 24 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 4° in january in Wales and at least around 0° degrees. In january there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 136 mm. The it will be dry 3 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 6 days in january.
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 5° in february in Wales and at least around 0° degrees. In february there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 122 mm. The it will be dry 4 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 5 days in february.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 8° in march in Wales and at least around 1° degrees. In march there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 104 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 4 days in march.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 11° in april in Wales and at least around 3° degrees. In april there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm. The it will be dry 7 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 1 day in april.
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 13° in may in Wales and at least around 6° degrees. In may there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 116 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in Wales.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 16° in june in Wales and at least around 9° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 135 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Wales.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 17° in july in Wales and at least around 11° degrees. In july there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 167 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Wales.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 16° in august in Wales and at least around 10° degrees. In august there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 154 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Wales.
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 15° in september in Wales and at least around 8° degrees. In september there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 102 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Wales.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 12° in october in Wales and at least around 6° degrees. In october there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 120 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Wales.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 7° in november in Wales and at least around 3° degrees. In november there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 139 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 1 day in november.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 5° in december in Wales and at least around 1° degrees. In december there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 171 mm. The it will be dry 2 days this month in Wales and on average, it snows 5 days in december.
Weather statistics Wales
Weather statistics Wales
View all weather statistics from Wales per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Wales and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Wales
About Wales
Time difference Wales
Vaccinations Wales
Currency Wales
Exchange rate Britse pond op
14 day weather forecast Wales
The weather for Cardiff in Wales will be 20° till 21° degrees in the next 14 days with a few days chance of light rain showers till heavy rain.
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| Max (°C) | 20° | 20° | 18° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 17° |
| Min (°C) | 16° | 16° | 14° | 10° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 30% | 90% | 15% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.2mm | 2.8mm | 43.7mm | 0.2mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
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| Max (°C) | 18° | 21° | 20° | 21° | 21° | 19° | 21° |
| Min (°C) | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 15% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.2mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.1mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
About Wales
Wales is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Cardiff. It is 20.761 km² and has a population of 3.063.456. In terms of area, the country is somewhat smaller United Kingdom. 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 218 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 0 hour and 40 min.
If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 256 km from London to the capital city Cardiff and you are about 3 minutes and 10 minutes on your way without stops and delay..
Time difference Wales
In Wales it is now 17:49 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 21 august 2018. The time zone of Wales is Europe/London and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.
Vaccinations Wales
No recommended vaccinations are required for Wales.
Currency Wales
In Wales the Britse pond is used to pay.
Exchange rate Britse pond op
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1 Britse pond = € 1,11 euro
100 Britse pond = € 111,45 euro
1 euro = 0,90 Britse pond
100 euro = 89,73 Britse pond
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
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