Data for 2016 - 2021 Penzance, Cornwall

Av. Min
6.1
5.1
4.4
5.9
9.4
12.4
13.8
14.1
13.4
9.5
6.5
7.3
9.0

Rainfall
198.0
185.6
125.0
77.1
39.4
73.4
34.9
80.7
151.1
47.6
183.3
74.7
1270.8

Wettest Day
21st : 25.2
5th : 26.8
8th : 29.1
1st : 19.8
20th : 11.2
19th : 27.8
2nd : 7.8
1st : 44.5
13th : 25.6
23rd : 18.4
19th : 35.8
10th : 19.3

Max. Gust
7th : 49
8th : 61
9th : 51
10th : 43
18th : 29
12th, 28th :39
1st : 24
20th : 33
24th : 28
4th : 31
20th : 39
23rd : 31

Max Temp
22nd : 13.8
21st : 13.4
25th : 13.1
20th : 14.8
29th : 21.0
8th : 22.0
18th : 24.6
23rd : 22.5
5th : 23.2
3rd : 18.5
1st : 15.8
7th : 15.0

Min Temp
16th : 0.2
29th : -1.2
7th : 0.3
18th : 1.2
4th : 3.5
4th : 7.5
6th : 8.7
10th : 10.4
23rd : 7.6
21st : 4.7
30th : 0.1
29th : 0.9

Av. Max
11.1
10.0
10.7
12.2
16.4
18.4
20.0
20.1
18.7
15.5
11.6
12.0
14.7

Hrs. Sun **
49.0
62.2
133.4
171.8
213.5
172.1
206.1
193.0
113.7
110.2
50.5
26.6
1512.1

Wind Speeds
in mph

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Av. Min
5.4
5.8
7.9
6.2
10.0
12.8
14.3
12.8
11.4
11.2
7.0
6.4
9.3

Rainfall
73.6
106.5
114.3
7.8
67.8
105.2
113.8
88.4
172.5
70.1
70.6
201.6
1192.2

Wettest Day
12th : 21.4
6th : 17.6
5th : 17.5
30th : 2.1
5th : 15.7
28th : 29.5
20th : 25.1
1st : 17.6
2nd : 45.8
19th : 14.1
6th : 15.6
9th : 35.8

Max. Gust
12th : 39
2nd : 47
5th : 48
25th : 28
5th : 40
6th, 8th : 39
18th :24
18th : 30
11th : 37
21st : 47
11th : 39
10th : 54

Max Temp
30th : 12.3
14th : 14.2
25th : 17.7
21st : 16.9
26th : 21.2
20th : 26.4
18th : 24.3
28th : 23.0
3rd : 19.9
15th : 18.7
3rd : 15.4
6th, 29th : 13.4

Min Temp
3rd : -1.8
11th : 0.4
23rd : 1.5
27th : 1.5
10th : 5.4
3rd, 12th : 7.3
30th : 11.0
13th, 31st : 9.7
26th : 7.0
30th : 5.2
18th : 1.9
28th : 0.9

Av. Max
10.1
11.0
12.4
13.8
16.3
18.8
19.9
19.1
17.1
15.8
12.7
11.0
14.8

Hrs. Sun **
52.5
51.0
77.4
221.0
167.9
201.2
183.2
170.3
114.1
60.2
56.1
32.6
1338.7

Av. Min
6.0
3.1
3.6
7.6
9.2
13.1
14.9
14.3
11.9
8.9
8.1
8.1
9.1

Rainfall
228.3
99.5
201.2
92.7
51.1
11.1
50.7
56.8
70.2
117.5
223.2
194.3
1396.6

Wettest Day
21st : 30.2
6th 16.5
9th : 31.0
1st :33.4
1st : 21.8
17th : 4.3
28th 22.5
11th : 25.2
20th : 24.5
11th : 47.8
9th : 32.0
14th : 30.3

Max. Gust
3rd : 51
13th : 38
2nd : 44
17th : 32
8th : 29
14th : 28
27th : 30
27th : 24
21st : 35
12th : 37
7th : 44
9th : 49

Max Temp
2nd : 13.3
17th : 12.6
16th : 13.8
21st : 19.6
29th : 21.9
29th : 25.3
9th : 26.5
3rd : 23.9
2nd : 22.8
10th : 18.4
14th, 28th :15.1
15th : 13.8

Min Temp
6th, 12th : 0.6
27th : -3.0
1st : -4.3
5th : 1.1
1st : 3.8
16th : 8.3
26th : 11.4
9th : 10.8
25th : 5.1
29th : 0.5
21st : -0.8
28th : 2.8

Av. Max
10.9
8.6
9.9
13.7
16.8
20.3
22.6
20.2
18.3
15.2
12.8
12.0
15.1

Hrs. Sun **
45.8
85.0
110.1
149.7
227.9
252.3
256.3
178.7
149.9
131.3
59.0
20.2
1666.2

Av. Min
6.1
5.7
6.4
7.6
9.1
12.0
14.0
13.8
12.6
9.9
7.2
5.7
9.2

Rainfall
89.7
90.1
128.3
81.8
35.7
103.3
82.6
102.8
147.2
208.8
232.0
164.0
1466.3

Wettest Day
31st : 17.3
9th : 23.0
5th : 23.8
3rd : 20.5
10th : 17.1
7th : 37.1
29th : 43.8
16th : 23.1
28th : 32.1
25th : 33.2
22nd : 29.5
18th : 18.0

Max. Gust
27th : 51
6th : 50
10th :46
27th : 39
27th : 28
27th : 32
29th : 30
10th : 35
20th : 31
29th : 44
2nd : 53
8th : 55

Max Temp
25th : 12.7
26th : 14.6
31st : 15.3
20th : 22.3
30th : 20.8
26th : 25.1
5th : 24.8
24th : 22.3
14th : 20.6
5th : 17.6
1st : 15.1
10th :13.1

Min Temp
31st : -0.8
3rd : 0.2
29th : 1.8
12th : 1.8
6th : 2.5
9th : 7.2
4th : 9.8
29th : 10.0
8th : 8.2
23rd : 3.9
9th : 2.8
10th : -0.4

Av. Max
9.7
12.0
12.5
13.9
15.9
17.8
21.3
20.1
18.2
15.2
11.4
11.1
14.9

Hrs. Sun **
27.0
112.4
156.5
183.6
256.6
220.1
273.6
205.5
164.5
97.0
41.1
43.2
1781.1

Snow at Sennen (near Land’s End)  28th February 2018
Photo Andrew Carne https://www.old-boathouse.com/

Av. Min
5.6
6.8
5.5
7.8
9.0
12.5
13.3
14.7
12.1
9.7
8.2
6.1
9.3

Rainfall
114.3
216.9
86.9
50.7
29.1
113.7
39.5
141.4
49.2
142.4
85.7
263.1
1332.0

Wettest Day
16th : 16.8
15th : 27.3
13th : 14.6
28th : 16.1
4th : 16.8
10th : 26.4
3rd : 10.9
27th : 38.3
30th : 10.6
30th : 14.8
7th : 11.3
9th : 26.2

Max. Gust
6th, 13th : 38
10th : 50
21st : 40
29th : 38
5th : 36
6th : 32
5th : 29
25th : 35
24th : 39
4th : 39
15th : 37
27th : 51

Max Temp
14th : 13.2
9th : 13.6
25th : 14.0
11th : 21.6
31st : 22.8
24th : 26.5
17th, 22nd : 21.8
7th : 23.8
14th : 22.4
20th : 17.2
1st : 15.8
17th : 13.4

Min Temp
19th : -0.6
5th : 1.9
27th : 0.5
7th : 2.1
12th : 3.7
9th : 8.1
12th : 9.2
31st : 7.6
27th : 8.3
16th : 5.0
26th : 2.0
25th : 0.6

Av. Max
10.7
11.1
11.5
15.3
17.2
18.2
19.4
20.2
18.6
14.6
13.2
10.8
15.1

Hrs. Sun **
62.0
71.9
163.7
234.4
322.8
174.6
227.3
138.9
154.7
75.9
60.9
33.0
1720.1

Av. Min
4.1
4.7
6.0
4.3
7.9
12.1
14.3
13.7
13.0
10.6
8.1
8.7
9.0

Rainfall
171.4
83.7
49.9
9.2
113.6
71.2
83.7
46.6
79.0
192.8
72.5
112.8
1086.4

Wettest Day
31st : 25.1
19th : 16.5
12th : 15.2
27th : 3.8
7th : 18.8
27th : 29.0
9th : 20.1
6th : 22.9
28th : 30.9
28th :38.3
24th : 9.8
28th : 17.5

Max. Gust
29th : 41
9th, 11th : 42
13th : 49
6th, 25th : 29
4th : 41
18th : 25
30th : 36
7th : 29
27th, 30th : 26
20th : 36
27th : 45
28th : 40

Max Temp
28th : 12.4
24th : 13.7
31st : 16.5
1st : 17.3
29th : 18.9
13th : 23.2
21st : 27.2
23rd, 29th : 22.3
7th : 25.7
15th : 18.5
8th : 15.1
31st : 14.6

Min Temp
7th : -1.8
27th : 0.3
7th, 8th : -1.4
16th : -0.2
7th : 0.5
4th : 6.9
2nd : 9.8
12th : 9.8
30th : 9.1
22nd : 4.7
29th : 3.1
7th : 4.1

Av. Max
9.4
10.2
12.0
12.8
14.5
18.6
20.9
19.7
19.3
16.1
12.6
12.2
14.9

Hrs. Sun **
62.6
72.8
122.5
256.6
182.2
218.3
198.6
150.00

** Sunshine figures from Alan Blake at Great Bosullow, on the Penwith moors 4 miles NW of Penzance.  
The sunshine figures for May 2020 were astonishing. The sunniest month on record at Bosullow by a big margin

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Sennen Lifeboat House following Gale 18/02/22
Relatively new roof - it just peeled off
Virtually no other damage in the village.

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