Cardiff weather
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Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 16° in Cardiff today. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 12°, with a 93% chance of rain.
Latest for Cardiff: Met Office (UKMO model): 12° Rain · European (ECMWF): 12° Rain · American (NOAA GFS): 13° Rain.
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Cardiff weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherCardiff swings 18°C across the year, from 20°C highs in August to 2°C lows in January, and October is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 1086 mm of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 10 days a year at 25°C or above, 1 of them at 30°C or above, 22 frost nights, and rain on 171 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Cardiff’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
Met Office, European, American side by side around Cardiff and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Cardiff in 3D: the weather on the streets, hour by hour
Rain, sun and real shadows drawn on a 3D map of Cardiff, 48 hours ahead. Drag the timeline, pick what you are doing or where you are going, and read the verdict for that hour.Full screen ↗What are you doing?
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Cardiff hourly forecast: next 14 hours
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Cardiff 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitCardiff, Wales. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Cardiff right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Cardiff's weather month by month and which forecast model has been most accurate here.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom before you trust any single number.
Cardiff weather by month
what to expect in Cardiff through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Cardiff's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Cardiff by season.
What Cardiff's weather is like through the year
Cardiff runs from warm summers, with August highs near 20°C, to cold winters, when January lows sit around 2°C (a swing of about 18°C across the year). October is usually the wettest month, and Cardiff sees roughly 1086 mm of precipitation annually.
Best time to visit Cardiff
The most comfortable time to visit Cardiff is usually May, June, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest October rain is behind you.
How Cardiff's weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as changeAround Cardiff, 2015-2024 averaged 0.4°C warmer than 1995-2004. 5 of the 10 warmest years since 1995 fall in the last ten, and the warmest was 2022.
Frost nights
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 0°C. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
| Year | Temp vs average | Frost nights vs avg | Wind vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +0.1°C | +1 | +0% |
| 1996 | −1.2°C | +27 | +0% |
| 1997 | +0.1°C | −2 | −1% |
| 1998 | −0.1°C | −5 | +6% |
| 1999 | +0.2°C | −12 | +2% |
| 2000 | −0.1°C | −10 | +2% |
| 2001 | −0.4°C | +11 | −5% |
| 2002 | +0.1°C | −13 | +4% |
| 2003 | ±0.0°C | +6 | −3% |
| 2004 | +0.1°C | −0 | −1% |
| 2005 | +0.1°C | +2 | −1% |
| 2006 | +0.4°C | +12 | +2% |
| 2007 | +0.3°C | −5 | +2% |
| 2008 | −0.3°C | −0 | +8% |
| 2009 | −0.2°C | +8 | +0% |
| 2010 | −1.4°C | +44 | −9% |
| 2011 | +0.3°C | −0 | +2% |
| 2012 | −0.6°C | +3 | −1% |
| 2013 | −0.7°C | +21 | +0% |
| 2014 | +0.5°C | −19 | −1% |
| 2015 | ±0.0°C | −8 | +8% |
| 2016 | −0.1°C | −3 | −3% |
| 2017 | +0.3°C | −9 | −1% |
| 2018 | +0.2°C | +3 | −1% |
| 2019 | +0.1°C | −11 | −3% |
| 2020 | +0.4°C | −16 | +8% |
| 2021 | +0.1°C | +4 | −5% |
| 2022 | +0.9°C | −9 | −5% |
| 2023 | +0.8°C | −3 | +0% |
| 2024 | +0.6°C | −10 | −3% |
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Cardiff, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Cardiff?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1950 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
Bottom line: over the last 30 days the European model has been the most accurate forecast for Cardiff, scoring 95/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the Met Office at 78. See the full UK accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
What do you think of the forecasts?
your vote countsThe accuracy above is the measured record. This is your opinion: which forecast service do you trust most in United Kingdom? Give each 1 to 5 stars.
One vote per service. Anonymous: we store no personal data, only a one-way hash of your connection for a day to stop double votes.
Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.