Maesteg climate — normals and trends
Maesteg (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,055 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (15.9 °C on average) and the coldest is February (5.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Maesteg averages 17 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Maesteg has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 27 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -12.8 °C (on 21 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
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- coords
- 51.61°, -3.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.2°C
Average daily high
12.5°C
Average daily low
7.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,055mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
25.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.8 cm
Average feels-like high
9.5 °C
Average feels-like low
4.4 °C
Average peak gust
45.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.6 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.8 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
64 mm
20 October 1944
Windiest day
77.9 km/h
25 January 1990
Strongest gust
157.0 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
31.1 °C
12 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
21 January 1940
Snowiest day
24.5 cm
8 January 1982
Sunniest day
16.0 h
15 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 128 mm | +22 mm |
| Feb | 7.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 93 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 11.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 14.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 80 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 16.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 17.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 20.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 50 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 20.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 59 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 16.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 183 mm | +90 mm |
| Oct | 13.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 128 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 218 mm | +107 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 208 mm | +90 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maesteg?
Maesteg has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.2 °C and it receives 1,055 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maesteg?
The hottest day measured in Maesteg between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 30.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maesteg?
The coldest day measured in Maesteg between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Maesteg?
Yes. Maesteg gets on average 9.8 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Maesteg warmed?
Yes: Maesteg warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maesteg?
The wettest day measured in Maesteg between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1944, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maesteg?
The windiest day measured in Maesteg between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1990, with winds reaching 77.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maesteg?
The warmest month in Maesteg is August (15.9 °C on average); the coldest is February (5.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Maesteg?
Maesteg receives on average 1,055 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maesteg?
Maesteg gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Maesteg?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Maesteg between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1982, with 24.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Maesteg?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Maesteg.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maesteg?
In Maesteg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.1 °C on 12 July 2025, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 21 January 1940.
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