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Canterbury, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Canterbury has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 72°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 35°F at night. Around 23 inches of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (2.7 inches) and easing off in April (1.3 inches). At latitude 51°N, day length swings from 7.6 hours in midwinter to 16.4 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Canterbury climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 46 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 46 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 67 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 54 | 59 |
| Avg low (°F) | 35 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 47 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 47 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 64 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 46 | 42 |
| Avg low (°F) | 56 | 56 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 37 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.0 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 83 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 14.0 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 74 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Manston, a weather station, about 19 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.