Endurancelife Exmoor weather.

Typically 12°C on race morning; rain in 2 of the last 10 years. Race morning (07:00 to 11:00 local time) in Martinhoe on race day in each of the last 10 years; the 2027 race is on 8 May 2027.

Typical
12°C (54°F)
race-morning average
Coolest
7°C (45°F)
lowest reading, 07:00–11:00
Warmest
19°C (66°F)
highest reading, 07:00–11:00
Wet years
2 of 10
rain, drizzle or worse
Humidity
81%
typical
Wind
15 km/h
typical, at 10 m

Race morning, 07:00–11:00

Year by year

Race dayAverageLow–highHumidityWindRainConditions
9 May 202612°C (54°F)10°C (50°F)–14°C (57°F)76%17 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
10 May 202512°C (53°F)9°C (49°F)–14°C (58°F)64%17 km/h0.0 mmClear
11 May 202415°C (59°F)13°C (55°F)–17°C (63°F)79%14 km/h0.0 mmOvercast
6 May 202312°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)–13°C (56°F)92%13 km/h3.4 mmLight drizzle
7 May 202212°C (54°F)10°C (49°F)–14°C (58°F)83%8 km/h0.0 mmClear
8 May 202112°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)–13°C (55°F)95%32 km/h6.5 mmLight rain
9 May 202016°C (61°F)13°C (56°F)–19°C (65°F)71%16 km/h0.0 mmPartly cloudy
11 May 20199°C (47°F)7°C (44°F)–10°C (51°F)78%12 km/h0.0 mmClear
5 May 201812°C (54°F)8°C (47°F)–14°C (58°F)87%2 km/h0.0 mmClear
6 May 20179°C (48°F)8°C (47°F)–10°C (50°F)83%30 km/h0.0 mmOvercast

Each row is the race's date that year where we know it, else the same weekday nearest its usual date. Temperatures and humidity are averaged over 07:00 to 11:00 local time, rain is the total over those hours, and conditions are the commonest over the morning.

Kit and pacing

What it means

  • Mild: start a touch conservatively

    Around 12°C feels fine at the start but warms up by the second half. Drink from the early stations rather than waiting until you're thirsty, and wear the lightest kit you have.

General guidance from past years' numbers. Check the forecast in race week.

The course 2027 dates and entry

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, from its historical weather archive (CC BY 4.0).

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