Gorseinon in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Gorseinon sees average daytime highs around 18°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 275 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Gorseinon's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gorseinon's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
18°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
275 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
5.1
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Gorseinon in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 18°C.

A typical summer day in Gorseinon reaches about 18°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Gorseinon

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

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

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gorseinon weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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 / 12215.90.78.10.9
Feb / 92130.99.61.0
Mar / 8113.30.611.51.8
Apr12° / 7513.10.113.62.9
May15° / 8213.8015.44.0
Jun17° / 11°8513.9016.34.9
Jul19° / 13°9115.1015.95.3
Aug19° / 13°9914.8014.45.2
Sep17° / 11°9012.6012.44.8
Oct14° / 12715.7010.43.3
Nov10° / 12515.90.18.62.0
Dec / 13315.40.47.71.1

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Gorseinon gets around 275 mm of rain over 44 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 14 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Gorseinon?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Gorseinon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gorseinon in Summer

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

In summer, Gorseinon sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Gorseinon in Summer

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across summer — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 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
Feb8Bracing
Mar8Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec10Bracing

UV index in Gorseinon in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gorseinon 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 Gorseinon?

Gorseinon sits at 51.7°N, 4.0°W, 23 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Llanelli, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Gorseinon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorseinon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m.

The land around Gorseinon is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), trees (29%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
372 m
80 km
878 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Llanelli 8.0 km · Swansea 9.0 km · Clydach 10 km · Ammanford 14 km · Briton Ferry 16 km · Neath 16 km · Maesteg 27 km · Carmarthen 28 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 Gorseinon (51.6693°, -4.0416°, elevation 23 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.