Light rain,rain likely tomorrow
Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 23° in Swansea today. Tomorrow looks drizzle around 19°, with a 98% chance of rain.
Latest for Swansea: Met Office (UKMO model): 19° Overcast · European (ECMWF): 18° Light drizzle · American (NOAA GFS): 16° Overcast.
Swansea, Wales. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Swansea right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Swansea'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.
Here is Swansea'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 Swansea by season.
Swansea runs from warm summers, with June highs near 19°C, to cool winters, when January lows sit around 3°C (a swing of about 16°C across the year). March is usually the wettest month, and Swansea sees roughly 1786 mm of precipitation annually.
The most comfortable time to visit Swansea is usually May, June, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest March rain is behind you.
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy — each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1880 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 Swansea, scoring 87/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the Met Office at 84. See the full UK accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
The 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.