Annual mean 12°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.2 °C
Coldest
8.1 °C
Wettest
41%
Windiest
7.9 m/s
Prevailing
SW
6.5 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 Penzance over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. The rainy (wet) season in Penzance runs from October to March, peaking in November with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; May is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Penzance are highest in February, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Penzance come in May, when the sky is typically 55% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Penzance 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
8°C
7°C
3°C
30%
68%
6.1 m/s
0
0
17
February
9°C
7°C
3°C
30%
67%
6.8 m/s
0
0
21
March
10°C
7°C
4°C
29%
65%
6.3 m/s
0
0
27
April
12°C
8°C
6°C
20%
56%
5.7 m/s
3
0
45
May
14°C
11°C
10°C
17%
55%
5.1 m/s
14
0
71
June
17°C
13°C
14°C
19%
59%
4.9 m/s
39
1
80
July
19°C
15°C
16°C
19%
60%
4.7 m/s
60
2
82
August
18°C
15°C
16°C
18%
61%
4.8 m/s
60
2
83
September
17°C
14°C
14°C
24%
60%
5.1 m/s
38
1
77
October
14°C
12°C
10°C
29%
65%
5.7 m/s
11
0
69
November
11°C
9°C
6°C
34%
68%
6.2 m/s
1
0
41
December
9°C
8°C
4°C
33%
72%
6.6 m/s
0
0
26
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 Penzance weather by season
Year round, Penzance has days of about 8°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November 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.
Penzance weather in winterDecember to February
High 9°CLow 7°CRain 31%
Winter in Penzance has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Penzance weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 9°CRain 22%
Spring in Penzance has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 22% chance of rain on a given day.
Penzance weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 14°CRain 19%
Summer in Penzance has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Penzance weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 12°CRain 29%
Autumn in Penzance has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 29% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Penzance?
The rainy (wet) season in Penzance runs from October to March, peaking in November with a 34% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to September; May is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Penzance windiest?
Winds in Penzance are highest in February, averaging 6.8 m/s (24 km/h), and lightest in July, at 4.7 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Penzance year round?
The average temperature in Penzance over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.