Annual mean 11°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
22.1 °C
Coldest
6.5 °C
Wettest
44%
Windiest
7.0 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.1 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 Taunton over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. The rainy (wet) season in Taunton runs from November to March, peaking in March with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to October; October is the driest month, at 17%. Winds in Taunton are highest in March, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Taunton come in July, when the sky is typically 55% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 73%.
Month by month Taunton 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
7°C
4°C
2°C
30%
65%
4.1 m/s
0
0
15
February
10°C
6°C
5°C
32%
64%
4.7 m/s
1
0
36
March
10°C
6°C
5°C
33%
68%
5.2 m/s
0
0
38
April
12°C
7°C
7°C
22%
62%
4.3 m/s
8
0
48
May
16°C
10°C
12°C
24%
63%
3.8 m/s
26
0
79
June
18°C
13°C
15°C
20%
69%
4.0 m/s
52
2
82
July
22°C
15°C
20°C
19%
55%
3.6 m/s
77
14
68
August
20°C
14°C
17°C
18%
60%
4.0 m/s
75
4
81
September
17°C
12°C
14°C
18%
65%
3.8 m/s
49
1
83
October
14°C
8°C
11°C
17%
63%
3.6 m/s
22
0
78
November
11°C
7°C
6°C
29%
68%
4.8 m/s
1
0
48
December
9°C
6°C
4°C
31%
73%
4.8 m/s
0
0
29
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 Taunton weather by season
Year round, Taunton has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 22°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around October. 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.
Taunton weather in winterDecember to February
High 8°CLow 5°CRain 31%
Winter in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 31% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 26%
Spring in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 14°CRain 19%
Summer in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 9°CRain 21%
Autumn in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Taunton?
The rainy (wet) season in Taunton runs from November to March, peaking in March with a 33% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to October; October is the driest month, at 17%.
What time of year is Taunton windiest?
Winds in Taunton are highest in March, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.6 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Taunton year round?
The average temperature in Taunton over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 22°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.