Rainfall data
Bude (15 m AMSL) 1961-1990 averages
Max Temp Min Temp Days of Air Frost Sunshine Rainfall Days ofRainfall>= 1mm
Month [deg C] [deg C] [days] [hours] [mm] [days]
Jan 8.6 3.3 6.8 54.3 94.7 16.8
Feb8.42.96.576.067.111.9
Mar9.93.93.8119.068.311.9
Apr11.95.02.4176.151.010.2
May14.67.60.3206.552.110.2
Jun17.310.40.0182.153.19.4
Jul19.012.30.0194.157.99.2
Aug19.212.30.0183.268.010.7
Sep17.610.70.0148.577.611.6
Oct15.18.70.3103.590.214.1
Nov11.45.72.970.8102.515.2
Dec9.64.35.450.598.615.3
Year13.67.328.41564.6880.9146.5
St.Mawgan (103 m AMSL) 1961-1990 averages
Max Temp Min Temp Days of Air Frost Sunshine Rainfall Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
Month [deg C] [deg C] [days] [hours] [mm] [days]
Jan8.33.45.357.7115.716.9
Feb8.03.15.578.381.512.3
Mar9.54.02.7126.583.813.2
Apr11.55.30.7189.655.710.8
May14.17.90.0215.559.010.6
Jun16.810.70.0207.661.19.4
Jul18.612.70.0209.359.99.4
Aug18.712.80.0195.373.411.3
Sep17.111.30.0156.683.211.3
Oct14.49.20.0108.2100.314.3
Nov10.96.01.176.2114.415.8
Dec9.24.53.554.3115.516.2
Year13.17.618.71674.81003.5151.5
Princetown (453 m AMSL) 1961-1990 averages
Max Temp Min Temp Days of Air Frost Sunshine Rainfall Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
Month [deg C] [deg C] [days] [hours] [mm] [days]
Jan5.50.811.6n/a215.418.3
Feb5.20.412.5n/a163.513.5
Mar7.01.49.9n/a162.015.7
Apr9.62.94.9n/a112.913.9
May12.65.80.8n/a103.412.8
Jun15.78.60.1n/a109.312.0
Jul17.410.50.0n/a117.911.0
Aug17.210.70.0n/a140.114.0
Sep14.88.80.1n/a144.314.0
Oct11.86.70.6n/a199.716.5
Nov8.13.55.1n/a224.117.4
Dec6.41.88.6n/a234.417.5
Year11.05.254.2n/a1926.9176.6
Teignmouth (3m AMSL) 1961-1990 averages
Max Temp Min Temp Days of Air Frost Sunshine Rainfall Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
Month [deg C] [deg C] [days] [hours] [mm] [days]
Jan8.73.55.159.5100.713.7
Feb8.33.34.973.283.311.0
Mar10.14.12.4122.572.011.3
Apr12.15.70.6174.051.79.5
May15.18.30.0216.454.89.6
Jun18.311.30.0214.847.47.6
Jul20.313.20.0227.545.36.7
Aug20.013.10.0203.457.27.8
Sep17.911.30.0153.957.49.0
Oct14.99.10.0101.474.411.2
Nov11.45.81.376.880.012.2
Dec9.64.63.258.095.712.8
Year13.97.817.51681.3819.7122.4
England SW & Wales S 1961-1990 averages
Max Temp Min Temp Days of Air Frost Sunshine Rainfall Days of Rainfall >= 1mm
Month [deg C] [deg C] [days] [hours] [mm] [days]
Jan6.91.510.149.0136.116.6
Feb6.81.310.168.097.312.2
Mar9.02.47.2109.999.713.7
Apr11.43.63.8159.172.711.1
May14.76.40.8191.476.511.8
Jun17.69.20.1188.772.410.0
Jul19.411.10.0193.571.69.3
Aug19.211.00.0177.391.711.4
Sep16.99.40.1136.4101.411.8
Oct13.77.30.893.9122.714.3
Nov9.83.94.965.9127.915.3
Dec7.82.48.346.2141.715.9
Year12.85.846.31479.41211.7153.4
Data from Met Office Web Pages -
Averages for Cornwall
From -
The rainfall data was obtained from the Cornwall Association of Rainfall Recorders (CARR); the secretary is Mrs Ros Smith of Duchy College, at Rosewarne. The CARR are a mix of amateurs and professionals who have been recording rainfall in Cornwall since 1940 and submitting their results to be recorded centrally. The rainfall measurements are made accurately and the rain gauges used conform to British meteorological standards.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulyAugSeptOctNovDec
194087.7156.191.887.943.128.391.66.461.6113.2247.6148.7
1941139.4173.9113.038.881.766.831.7154.324.757.4101.995.1
1942142.413.192.268.0174.414.772.893.599.586.033.6169.3
1943215.572.326.447.4132.151.097.4103.3157.1107.8102.094.9
1944118.833.612.474.726.189.795.388.291.8151.7273.5125.1
1945102.0119.839.837.6108.9127.3138.969.163.8123.250.3211.8
1946157.4112.270.351.7130.097.472.9158.0180.8106.8197.1170.7
1947137.263.7261.788.397.9106.173.932.451.461.9111.7114.1
1948241.648.555.674.669.472.058.9107.462.5169.076.5198.8
194949.548.348.860.986.822.666.651.7109.2240.1156.889.8
195062.9221.369.172.965.750.5110.7207.7181.963.1249.1150.7
1951152.2131.9153.883.596.322.637.6153.4110.956.9185.4140.9
1952150.841.1118.796.170.640.339.6130.0135.8161.2140.8125.3
195336.257.633.087.198.366.4134.670.5103.982.982.840.6
195482.6150.1110.825.7110.3103.3125.891.7136.0111.5227.4121.2
1955175.1118.339.646.2102.398.718.212.061.1103.9106.1206.1
1956143.523.262.726.736.877.5120.7126.4154.770.465.0197.5
1957105.4161.4128.712.870.3154.3102.8107.1120.9110.778.0106.5
1958154.7153.481.037.5104.0137.889.8205.4178.2107.4111.0160.4
1959186.214.8138.9108.343.639.862.2104.39.7188.5251.0269.7
1960132.0127.396.7106.767.151.1146.0119.5166.1249.1206.6163.6
1961211.1102.310.3138.430.631.563.990.3105.9186.585.0120.5
1962191.543.5104.161.683.314.083.5100.1108.745.4112.2138.0
196329.2110.6172.4118.346.491.596.0127.054.884.4251.356.2
196429.369.7132.981.184.766.774.249.956.0128.5101.6122.3
1965189.54.7114.151.985.886.4167.0104.6153.729.5181.2264.8
1966121.1197.753.1168.494.278.162.0147.554.9208.277.3159.0
1967117.7119.487.637.4129.536.769.176.0144.7215.4118.2117.6
1968107.269.064.291.789.2140.5102.356.9119.0121.687.8159.5
1969162.884.896.761.9129.263.3117.157.871.324.8197.4140.0
1970232.4151.377.485.932.655.692.0131.194.655.4215.983.3
1971215.348.094.241.656.6120.054.3111.228.682.8194.577.7
1972190.3163.697.891.7123.8133.652.553.748.991.3189.2220.9
1973128.8105.131.363.097.147.973.4113.6106.899.3124.9119.2
1974282.0211.373.418.699.774.667.0164.7231.2142.3175.3124.2
1975195.346.993.289.436.88.8103.3134.7142.769.7159.650.8
197686.081.5131.816.655.922.126.319.3186.7219.2136.7152.8
1977171.6197.5115.866.377.269.056.5128.360.4112.3137.0170.6
1978178.9187.0166.063.719.566.5128.441.031.821.680.1270.8
1979129.7136.6172.287.8107.865.751.3112.962.4146.3112.2242.4
1980124.5166.0150.127.041.9140.677.967.0141.6174.9139.2131.8
198182.2103.9204.146.4158.567.586.79.1217.0220.673.3236.4
1982114.3109.4163.133.246.0152.850.492.0100.1204.8221.6186.6
1983180.142.787.9120.1136.137.621.025.6142.4113.275.5170.1
1984253.293.368.710.477.015.948.962.4149.7145.6220.5145.2
1985139.253.7126.7111.262.4109.864.3176.268.869.3102.9175.8
1986194.711.6127.285.6105.7135.278.0171.536.6126.6219.6223.8
198730.2104.5117.885.150.2110.672.438.671.3264.6152.2110.2
1988265.0113.0161.675.278.743.9155.5135.670.6173.074.872.1
198978.5156.4137.586.317.744.220.866.7109.9147.9129.4204.0
1990218.2248.329.553.229.8118.079.663.964.8146.5140.7144.5
1991165.1101.8157.1112.58.9143.5104.941.478.1133.0123.048.7
199243.680.372.8114.527.812.5110.0189.0113.3116.1237.1135.8
1993182.829.935.9122.1176.6139.1161.039.0202.9121.4130.3266.4
1994203.6216.8130.6101.2102.335.760.0127.7145.7156.4142.3219.9
1995235.1179.0103.952.045.227.339.623.7139.8113.1132.5136.0
1996236.4144.171.586.2113.131.740.199.856.8148.5245.061.0
199729.6165.350.030.396.2142.739.2196.762.5113.4263.0162.0
1998182.024.9137.5185.044.3148.0116.955.0132.4233.8187.4194.9
1999194.0108.075.3135.962.2117.016.1138.2147.571.3101.4335.5
200065.8180.331.3156.2112.240.793.494.7204.6272.4268.5234.4
2001160.8104.1166.7142.026.551.7112.862.845.9160.7115.368.3
Penzance Average Rainfall
Taken From -
Graham’s Weather Pages
Data for 1992 - 1996
Penzance, Cornwall
Data for 2002 - 2004
Rainfall
Jan108.4
Feb94.5
Mar42.0
Apr58.5
May114.4
Jun70.1
Jul154.5
Aug45.1
Sep37.0
Oct98.7
Nov115.2
Dec141.5
Annual1079.9