Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.0 °C
Coldest
1.5 °C
Wettest
27%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.9 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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The average temperature in Taunton over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Taunton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in July, the driest month, to 24% in December, the wettest. Winds in Taunton are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Taunton come in August, when the sky is typically 39% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 51%.
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
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
19%
50%
3.5 m/s
0
0
6
February
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
21%
48%
3.4 m/s
1
0
13
March
7°C
1°C
2°C
19%
48%
3.8 m/s
3
0
25
April
12°C
6°C
7°C
23%
51%
3.6 m/s
14
1
50
May
18°C
12°C
15°C
20%
51%
3.1 m/s
46
9
72
June
23°C
17°C
23°C
16%
43%
2.8 m/s
73
32
51
July
27°C
21°C
28°C
15%
41%
2.6 m/s
46
61
19
August
26°C
19°C
27°C
16%
39%
2.5 m/s
57
55
25
September
22°C
16°C
21°C
18%
46%
2.6 m/s
73
26
57
October
17°C
11°C
14°C
18%
48%
2.8 m/s
49
5
74
November
10°C
4°C
6°C
19%
40%
3.2 m/s
11
0
41
December
4°C
0°C
-1°C
24%
45%
3.2 m/s
1
0
14
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 2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. 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 3°CLow -1°CRain 21%
Winter in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 6°CRain 21%
Spring in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 19°CRain 16%
Summer in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Taunton weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 10°CRain 18%
Autumn in Taunton has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Taunton?
Taunton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in July, the driest month, to 24% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Taunton windiest?
Winds in Taunton are highest in March, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
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 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.