Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Plymouth features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 22 °C (72 °F) or can rise to as high as 29 °C (85 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 771 mm (30.4 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Plymouth enjoys an average of 3952 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 8 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Plymouth are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Plymouth experiences 323 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 25°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) |
Mean minimum | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Minimum | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
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Plymouth usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 18 rainy days and 112 mm (4.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Plymouth are January, March and April. On average, 34 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) | 38 (1.5) | 27 (1.1) | 36 (1.4) | 42 (1.7) | 41 (1.6) | 71 (2.8) | 89 (3.5) | 147 (5.8) | 100 (4.0) | 87 (3.4) | 54 (2.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
The sunniest months in Plymouth are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 32 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Plymouth: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 263 | 303 | 349 | 344 | 360 | 338 | 361 | 351 | 322 | 319 | 309 | 327 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 14m | 11h 35m | 12h 2m | 12h 31m | 12h 54m | 13h 6m | 12h 59m | 12h 39m | 12h 11m | 11h 43m | 11h 19m | 11h 8m |
Plymouth experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Plymouth UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |