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
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.
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.
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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8° / 4° | 106 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 8° / 4° | 79 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 9° / 5° | 72 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.8 |
| Apr | 12° / 6° | 69 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 2.9 |
| May | 15° / 9° | 74 | 12.6 | 0 | 15.3 | 4.0 |
| Jun | 17° / 12° | 74 | 11.5 | 0 | 16.3 | 5.1 |
| Jul | 19° / 14° | 78 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.9 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 19° / 14° | 91 | 13.3 | 0 | 14.4 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 17° / 12° | 81 | 11.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.0 |
| Oct | 14° / 9° | 115 | 14.5 | 0 | 10.4 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 11° / 7° | 113 | 15 | 0 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 8° / 4° | 119 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
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.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 20 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
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.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².
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.
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.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Bracing |
| Feb | 8 | Bracing |
| Mar | 8 | Bracing |
| Apr | 9 | Bracing |
| May | 12 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 17 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 17 | Cool |
| Oct | 15 | Bracing |
| Nov | 12 | Bracing |
| Dec | 10 | Bracing |
UV index in Coity in Winter
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
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.
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
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.