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Whitstable, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Whitstable has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 22°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Around 592 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in October (69 mm) and easing off in April (33 mm). 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)Whitstable climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 62 | 62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 48 | 46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 62 | 62 |
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 (m/s) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 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 (m/s) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 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 (m/s) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Manston, a weather station, about 21 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.