The view from Arvon Avenue, refreshed every half hour — with a 14-day forecast, today's quiet outlook, and an honest word on the bay's microclimate.
Tucked between the Great Orme and the Little Orme, sheltered to the south-east by the Carneddau range and the Conwy estuary, Llandudno enjoys a microclimate that is milder than inland North Wales and considerably drier than Snowdonia. Annual rainfall sits at around 750mm — less than a quarter of what falls on the high peaks just an hour away. The forecast below is for our own street, not a regional average, refreshed quietly in the background every thirty minutes.
Taken from our own sensor on Arvon Avenue, three to five minutes from the North Shore promenade. Not a regional average, not a satellite estimate — simply the temperature on our doorstep, refreshed every minute.
Updated 5 hours ago
Sensor paused overnight — next refresh from 07:00
Forecast data from Open-Meteo · refreshed every 30 minutes
Live air-quality and pollen counts from the European forecast network, useful for guests sensitive to hay-fever or planning a longer day out.
Air-quality & pollen from Open-Meteo · refreshed every 3 hours
High and low water for Llandudno Bay, the next two days. Useful for the West Shore and a slow stroll on the prom.
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Five pieces of guidance, distilled from the live Llandudno forecast — enough to plan an unhurried day without checking the weather forty-three times. The bay is at its best when met on its own terms.
18:00 — 21:00
Around 18° with a 25% chance of rain. This is when the seafront promenade comes into its own — a slow turn from the pier toward the West Shore takes roughly forty minutes and rewards a steady pace.
Even on a mixed day, the bay tends to clear in patches. Time a coffee on the prom for a bright spell and you’ll usually catch one — the front is at its most photogenic when the sun breaks through over the Conwy estuary.
17:00 — 21:00
The longest dry run we anticipate in Llandudno today, averaging 26% rain probability. A good window for the Happy Valley gardens above the pier, or a coffee on the prom before the wind picks up across the bay.
The bay is at its most theatrical when the weather is in motion — squalls passing through, light shifting hour to hour. The bay window of a quiet room is a calm spot.
13° · 9 km/h S
A wool jumper and a windproof shell will see you right. A folding umbrella will earn its keep.
A mild afternoon in the bay can shift its mind quickly — the Atlantic does that. The kind of layers that pack into a bag and come back out an hour later are the friends of a Llandudno wardrobe.
Overcast
A morning for the Mostyn Gallery, the Llandudno Museum, or a long breakfast in the bay window.
A rainy day in Llandudno is the best advert for slow British holidays. A coffee, a museum, a cinema or theatre at Venue Cymru, a a quiet hour in the guest lounge by tea-time. The town does this gently.
06:43 — 19:38
Llandudno's bay faces north, catching the Little Orme at sunrise and a long, low sunset toward the Snowdonia hills. The "golden hour" before dusk turns the promenade into something cinematic, especially from late summer onwards.
The "golden hour" before dusk turns the promenade into something cinematic — especially from late summer onwards. An unhurried walk before supper, then back to the lounge for the last of the light.
Tonight's moon Waning crescent · 0% illuminated
Honest verdicts from someone who actually steps outside — four common Llandudno plans and how today is shaping up for each one.
Best deferred until tomorrow
The prom, Marine Drive and the Great Orme summit all reward an unhurried pace.
The Great Orme summit sits at 207m and catches its own weather — the breeze up there is often two or three degrees cooler than the bay. The Marine Drive headland walk is the easier route, hugging the coast in a steady four-mile loop. The seafront promenade is the gentlest, and the most generously supplied with tea-rooms.
Save it for a drier afternoon
Quieter than the North Shore, with views of Snowdonia at sunset.
The West Shore is Llandudno's quieter, west-facing beach — sand at low tide, views toward Snowdonia, and the bonus of sunsets to the west. The North Shore is the busier of the two, with the pier, the lifeboat station and most of the deckchairs. Both are walkable from Arvon Avenue inside fifteen minutes.
The right call today
Long breakfasts, the bay window, a wander through town.
The Mostyn Gallery on Vaughan Street is North Wales' largest contemporary art space and reliably worth an hour. The Llandudno Museum tells the town's Victorian story without trying too hard. And the town's independent bookshops, cafés and Mostyn Street arcades are at their best on the days nobody else expected to be outside.
Greens will be heavy
Maesdu and North Wales Golf Club both within easy reach of the door.
Maesdu Golf Club sits a mile inland with parkland fairways and easy access from Arvon Avenue. The North Wales Golf Club, on the West Shore links, is the more atmospheric option — running between the dunes with views back toward the Great Orme. Both welcome visiting players; both feel a degree more honest when the wind is up.
A two-week view, useful for planning a longer stay. Beyond a week, treat the numbers as a sketch rather than a promise — coastal weather is a poet, not an accountant.
Long-term climate averages for Llandudno, not predictions — useful for shaping a trip a month or two in advance. The bay holds its character from year to year.
The bay’s gentleness is no accident. The Carneddau range to the south-east takes the worst of the Atlantic weather long before it reaches the coast — what arrives in Llandudno is often a softer, drier version. The two headlands flanking the town — the Great Orme to the north, the Little Orme to the east — channel the sea breeze along the prom rather than across it, which keeps summer afternoons fresh without ever quite turning brisk.
In winter, the Irish Sea acts as a generous reservoir of warmth: even on the bitterest inland nights, the seafront rarely drops below freezing. Snow does occasionally settle on the Orme summit, lending the town a quietly cinematic look from the West Shore, but it’s gone by mid-morning more often than not. The shoulder seasons — April, May and September, October — are why so many of our regulars book directly for those weeks.
For practical planning, the practical information page covers car parking, the train station and walking distances; the find us page shows our position on Arvon Avenue, three to five minutes from the prom in either direction.
Each one has its own character — and an obliging willingness to share three or four of those characters in a single afternoon. A short, honest guide to what to expect, month by month, from a town that has been hosting visitors since 1849.
Daffodils along the promenade, crocuses in the Happy Valley, and a sea breeze with something polite to say. The Great Orme tramway typically reopens for the Easter weekend, the gardens take their first cut, and the the seafront cafés set out their chairs again. Days warm to 11–15°, evenings still ask for a coat.
The light is at its most flattering for photographs of the bay — long golden afternoons when the limestone cliffs of the Great Orme catch the low sun. An ideal time for an unhurried slow breakfast followed by an exploration of the town’s quieter corners before the summer crowds arrive.
Long evenings on the West Shore, the band playing at the pier, and the kind of surface-sea swims that earn an ice cream afterwards. Llandudno’s summer is rarely sultry — the Irish Sea keeps things gentle — and a high of 17–22° suits a slow British holiday far better than a Mediterranean one.
Touring shows at Venue Cymru are at their best, the gardens are at their most generous, and the town’s tea-rooms and seafront restaurants do brisk, easy trade. The Great Orme is at its busiest between 11am and 3pm — the cooler ends of the day are quieter and just as beautiful.
A favourite of our regulars, and quietly one of the best-kept secrets in the British calendar. Soft golden light over the Great Orme, fewer crowds, and a town that exhales after the summer rush. Bracing morning walks, generous lunches, and a Victorian seaside resort with the kind of restraint that suits an autumn break.
Llandudno’s restaurants are at their most considered, the headlands are at their most photogenic, and the guest lounge gets its quieter winter rhythm by mid-October. October half-term aside, this is when direct bookings tend to find the most generous welcome.
Crisp coastal mornings, dramatic skies over the bay, and the kind of low, cinematic sun that turns the promenade into something out of a Victorian postcard. Snow on the seafront is rare — the Irish Sea keeps the town comfortably above freezing — though the Great Orme summit does occasionally wear a white cap that catches the eye from the West Shore.
A quiet room at The Rosedene is at its finest in this season: the bay window, a a quiet hour in the guest lounge, and the kind of quiet that an empty winter promenade brings. A winter direct booking usually comes with a slower, more attentive welcome.
Mild, maritime and famously changeable. Sheltered in a bay between the Great Orme and Little Orme headlands, this Victorian seaside resort enjoys a gentler microclimate than the open North Wales coast — and it is noticeably drier than the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia) just inland. In round figures, expect average summer highs of 19–20°C, winter lows around 4°C and roughly 750mm of rain a year, usually as brisk passing showers rather than all-day downpours. Pack for four seasons in one afternoon and you will rarely be caught out.
Milder rather than hotter — and honestly it cuts both ways. The Irish Sea moderates the extremes, so winters are gentle: hard frosts are uncommon and snow on the seafront is rare even in deep midwinter. But the same sea breezes can leave high-summer afternoons a touch cooler than the sheltered inland valleys. Geography plays its part too — Llandudno sits on a low isthmus between the Great Orme and Little Orme, with two shores: the main North Shore promenade faces north-east, while the quieter West Shore looks out west across the Conwy estuary and is the sunnier, more sheltered, south-west-facing side.
Honestly, there is no bad time — each season has its own character. Late May to September is the peak: warmer seas, the pier and Marine Drive at their best, and long golden evenings on the West Shore. For value and atmosphere, regulars swear by the shoulder months — the gardens in May, or October's clear light, quieter promenade and gentler rates. Even deep winter has its draw, with bracing Great Orme walks rewarded by a warm welcome at the door of our rooms.
Less than its North Wales reputation suggests. Llandudno sits in a partial rain shadow — the Great Orme and the high Carneddau ridge wring much of the moisture from incoming weather before it reaches the bay, so the town sees only a fraction of the rainfall that soaks the Eryri (Snowdonia) peaks just inland. At roughly 750mm a year the showers that do arrive tend to be short and passing rather than set-in, and there is almost always a dry window for a stroll along the promenade.
Layers, always — a light waterproof, comfortable shoes for the promenade and the Great Orme, and a fold-away umbrella that lives in a pocket. The bay can move through three moods in a single afternoon, and the Orme summit is invariably a few degrees cooler and breezier than the seafront below. In summer, add sun cream and swimwear for the beaches; in winter, a warm layer for clifftop views and the open-top tram. Anything you have forgotten, we can usually sort at the door.
The Great Orme is a joy in winter on a settled day — the tramway and cable car pause out of season, but the Marine Drive toll road and the headland footpaths stay open year-round, and the low winter sun over the bay is hard to beat. Eryri (Snowdonia) is a different proposition: from December into April the higher ridges hold snow and ice, so they call for proper winter kit, navigation skills and a look at the Met Office mountain forecast before you set off. For most guests, the Orme's clifftops deliver the drama without the risk.