Camborne in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Camborne sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 239 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Camborne's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Camborne's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
10°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
6°C
Rainfall
239 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
24 km/h
Travel score
1.8
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Camborne in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.

A typical winter day in Camborne reaches about 10°C and drops to 6°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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Camborne weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8314.98.31.7
Feb / 67129.71.7
Mar10° / 6012.211.52.2
Apr12° / 611213.53.0
May14° / 10°571115.24.1
Jun17° / 12°5510.916.15.2
Jul19° / 14°569.915.75.9
Aug19° / 14°6310.914.35.8
Sep17° / 13°569.912.45.4
Oct15° / 11°8613.610.53.9
Nov12° / 9115.78.82.6
Dec10° / 8915.17.92.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Camborne gets around 239 mm of rain over 42 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 24 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Camborne?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Camborne.

What to pack for Camborne in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Camborne sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 42 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Camborne in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 11°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
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May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
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UV index in Camborne in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camborne peaks around August 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 14UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Camborne?

Camborne sits at 50.2°N, 5.3°W, 101 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Redruth, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around Camborne

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Camborne.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camborne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m.

The land around Camborne is covered by grassland (43%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and water (32%) within 16 km, and water (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
408 m
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Winter weather nearby: Redruth 6.0 km · Falmouth 17 km · Truro 18 km · Penzance 20 km · Newquay 28 km · St Austell 40 km · Bodmin 50 km · Saltash 79 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Camborne (50.2131°, -5.2973°, elevation 101 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.