Annual mean 9°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
17.5 °C
Coldest
4.7 °C
Wettest
38%
Windiest
6.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Cockermouth over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Cockermouth has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in May, the driest month, to 33% in December, the wettest. Winds in Cockermouth are highest in February, averaging 5.9 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.0 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Cockermouth come in May, when the sky is typically 63% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Cockermouth climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
5°C
4°C
-0°C
28%
71%
5.4 m/s
0
0
7
February
6°C
4°C
0°C
31%
70%
5.9 m/s
0
0
10
March
8°C
4°C
2°C
29%
70%
5.0 m/s
1
0
21
April
10°C
5°C
5°C
19%
63%
4.5 m/s
2
0
37
May
14°C
9°C
10°C
19%
63%
4.2 m/s
18
0
68
June
16°C
12°C
13°C
23%
66%
4.2 m/s
36
2
75
July
17°C
13°C
15°C
26%
71%
4.0 m/s
45
5
75
August
17°C
13°C
14°C
29%
67%
4.5 m/s
41
2
74
September
15°C
11°C
12°C
30%
66%
4.7 m/s
27
1
69
October
12°C
9°C
8°C
32%
71%
5.4 m/s
6
0
50
November
8°C
6°C
3°C
31%
71%
5.2 m/s
0
0
25
December
6°C
5°C
1°C
33%
74%
5.5 m/s
0
0
12
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cockermouth weather by season
Year round, Cockermouth has days of about 5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 17°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 13°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cockermouth weather in winterDecember to February
High 6°CLow 4°CRain 31%
Winter in Cockermouth has typical daily highs of about 6°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Cockermouth weather in springMarch to May
High 10°CLow 6°CRain 22%
Spring in Cockermouth has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Cockermouth weather in summerJune to August
High 16°CLow 13°CRain 26%
Summer in Cockermouth has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 13°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Cockermouth weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 12°CLow 9°CRain 31%
Autumn in Cockermouth has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cockermouth?
Cockermouth has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in May, the driest month, to 33% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Cockermouth windiest?
Winds in Cockermouth are highest in February, averaging 5.9 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.0 m/s (14 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Cockermouth year round?
The average temperature in Cockermouth over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 17°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.