Sittingbourne climate — normals and trends
Sittingbourne (United Kingdom) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sittingbourne averages 32 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Sittingbourne has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 48 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 19 July 2022) and the coldest -12.8 °C (on 12 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
SittingbourneEngland
- coords
- 51.34°, 0.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.4°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
634mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.7 cm
Average feels-like high
10.8 °C
Average feels-like low
4.3 °C
Average peak gust
41.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
11.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
19 July 2022
Coldest day
-12.8 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
47 mm
17 August 1946
Windiest day
74.0 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
137.5 km/h
25 January 1990
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
25 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-17.7 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
29 March 1952
Sunniest day
16.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 78 mm | +28 mm |
| Feb | 7.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 45 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 18 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 30 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 22.9 °C | +4.0 °C | 52 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 23.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 86 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 18.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 47 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 14.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 63 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 70 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 9.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sittingbourne?
Sittingbourne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.4 °C and it receives 634 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sittingbourne?
The hottest day measured in Sittingbourne between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2022, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sittingbourne?
The coldest day measured in Sittingbourne between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -12.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sittingbourne?
Yes. Sittingbourne gets on average 11.7 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Sittingbourne warmed?
Yes: Sittingbourne warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sittingbourne?
The wettest day measured in Sittingbourne between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1946, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sittingbourne?
The windiest day measured in Sittingbourne between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 74.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sittingbourne?
The warmest month in Sittingbourne is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sittingbourne?
Sittingbourne receives on average 634 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sittingbourne?
Sittingbourne gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sittingbourne?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sittingbourne between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1952, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sittingbourne?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Sittingbourne.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sittingbourne?
In Sittingbourne, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 25 July 2019, and the lowest was -17.7 °C on 12 January 1987.
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