Weston-super-Mare in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Weston-super-Mare sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 207 mm of precipitation over about 36 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 15% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
207 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
20 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 44 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
44
wind chill below the day's low

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

Weston-super-Mare 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 / 7112.80.58.21.3
Feb / 5610.60.69.61.4
Mar10° / 5610.70.411.52.2
Apr13° / 5911.20.113.53.3
May15° / 6211.3015.34.5
Jun18° / 12°6010.1016.35.7
Jul20° / 14°6211.1015.96.1
Aug20° / 14°7311.5014.45.9
Sep18° / 12°6010.3012.45.5
Oct14° / 8213.2010.43.9
Nov11° / 8113.608.62.4
Dec / 8012.80.27.71.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Weston-super-Mare gets around 207 mm of rain and snow over 36 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 8 hours in early December to 10 h 30 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.

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Weston-super-Mare?

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.

1.4
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 Weston-super-Mare.

What to pack for Weston-super-Mare in Winter

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

In winter, Weston-super-Mare sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 36 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Weston-super-Mare 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 7°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
Feb7Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare?

Weston-super-Mare sits at 51.3°N, 3.0°W, 13 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Burnham-on-Sea, 12 km away.

Topography around Weston-super-Mare

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Weston-super-Mare.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weston-super-Mare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m.

The land around Weston-super-Mare is covered by water (41%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
864 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Burnham-on-Sea 12 km · Clevedon 14 km · Penarth 17 km · Nailsea 18 km · Cardiff 21 km · Portishead 21 km · Barry 22 km · Bridgwater 24 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 Weston-super-Mare (51.346°, -2.9766°, elevation 13 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.