Annual mean 8°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
24.5 °C
Coldest
-4.0 °C
Wettest
25%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Brighton over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. Brighton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in July, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest. Winds in Brighton are highest in February, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Brighton come in July, when the sky is typically 43% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
Month by month Brighton climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
19%
67%
3.7 m/s
0
0
0
February
-2°C
-6°C
-8°C
17%
63%
3.8 m/s
0
0
1
March
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
16%
56%
3.7 m/s
0
0
7
April
8°C
3°C
3°C
20%
57%
3.6 m/s
4
0
28
May
15°C
10°C
12°C
16%
52%
2.9 m/s
31
4
66
June
21°C
15°C
19°C
13%
49%
2.8 m/s
69
15
70
July
24°C
18°C
24°C
11%
43%
2.5 m/s
74
46
39
August
24°C
17°C
24°C
12%
43%
2.6 m/s
75
45
41
September
20°C
13°C
19°C
13%
44%
2.5 m/s
69
20
66
October
13°C
8°C
10°C
17%
55%
3.0 m/s
26
1
60
November
6°C
2°C
1°C
18%
59%
3.5 m/s
3
0
18
December
-0°C
-3°C
-6°C
21%
68%
3.7 m/s
0
0
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Brighton weather by season
Year round, Brighton has days of about -3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 24°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around July. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Brighton weather in winterDecember to February
High -2°CLow -5°CRain 19%
Winter in Brighton has typical daily highs of about -2°C and lows of about -5°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 4°CRain 17%
Spring in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in summerJune to August
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 12%
Summer in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 8°CRain 16%
Autumn in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Brighton?
Brighton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in July, the driest month, to 21% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Brighton windiest?
Winds in Brighton are highest in February, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.5 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Brighton year round?
The average temperature in Brighton over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.