Mumbles facts for kids
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Mumbles (Welsh: Mwmbwls) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales.
Notable features
Mumbles Pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, which was the world's first horse-drawn public passenger train service. It opened 2 Mar 1807 and used horse power to 1877, then steam power to 1929, when it switched to double deck overhead electric tram power, lasting till the line closed in Jan 1960.
Mumbles Lifeboat Station has operated since 1866. In 1947, the entire lifeboat crew was lost at sea, attempting to rescue the crew of the SS Samtampa, in what has become known as the Mumbles lifeboat disaster. The nearest church, All Saints' Church, Oystermouth, contains memorials to the crew.
Mumbles Lighthouse was built during the 1790s, and was converted to solar powered operation in 1995.
Climate
| Climate data for Mumbles Head (32m elevation) 1981–2010 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 95.5 (3.76) |
67.0 (2.64) |
72.9 (2.87) |
58.5 (2.30) |
62.8 (2.47) |
63.8 (2.51) |
71.9 (2.83) |
83.9 (3.30) |
77.4 (3.05) |
123.1 (4.85) |
112.1 (4.41) |
110.3 (4.34) |
999.2 (39.34) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.0 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 147.9 |
| Source: metoffice.gov.uk | |||||||||||||
