Coity in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Coity sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 304 mm of precipitation over about 41 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
304 mm
41 wet days
Avg wind
20 km/h
Travel score
1.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Coity in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Coity reaches about 8°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Coity

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 68 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
68
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Coity 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10615.10.88.11.0
Feb / 7911.80.89.61.1
Mar / 7212.30.511.51.8
Apr12° / 6911.60.213.52.9
May15° / 7412.6015.34.0
Jun17° / 12°7411.5016.35.1
Jul19° / 14°7812.7015.95.6
Aug19° / 14°9113.3014.45.5
Sep17° / 12°8111.8012.45.0
Oct14° / 11514.5010.43.5
Nov11° / 1131508.62.1
Dec / 11914.50.57.71.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Coity gets around 304 mm of rain and snow over 41 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 20 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Coity?

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.

1.1
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 Coity.

What to pack for Coity in Winter

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

In winter, Coity sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 41 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coata windbreaker

Sea temperature near Coity in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 8°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 8°C.

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

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan8Bracing
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Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
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UV index in Coity 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 Coity peaks around August 13 at about 6 (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 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Coity?

Coity sits at 51.5°N, 3.6°W, 64 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bridgend, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Coity

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coity has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Coity is covered by trees (35%), grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
571 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Bridgend 2.0 km · Porthcawl 11 km · Maesteg 12 km · Tonypandy 13 km · Rhondda 17 km · Pontypridd 17 km · Briton Ferry 22 km · Aberdare 23 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 Coity (51.522°, -3.5553°, elevation 64 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.