Annual mean 12°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
21.4 °C
Coldest
6.1 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
6.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.9 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Herne Bay over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C. Herne Bay has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in August, the driest month, to 19% in December, the wettest. Winds in Herne Bay are highest in February, averaging 5.8 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.6 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Herne Bay come in August, when the sky is typically 50% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 70%.
Month by month Herne Bay 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
7°C
4°C
1°C
16%
68%
5.3 m/s
0
0
11
February
8°C
5°C
2°C
16%
64%
5.8 m/s
0
0
21
March
10°C
6°C
4°C
18%
63%
5.4 m/s
1
0
30
April
12°C
7°C
7°C
13%
54%
4.9 m/s
6
0
51
May
16°C
11°C
12°C
13%
53%
4.6 m/s
27
0
77
June
19°C
14°C
16°C
13%
51%
4.7 m/s
58
4
79
July
21°C
16°C
18°C
11%
53%
4.6 m/s
75
8
76
August
21°C
16°C
18°C
11%
50%
4.7 m/s
76
9
75
September
19°C
13°C
16°C
12%
53%
4.6 m/s
58
4
79
October
15°C
11°C
11°C
18%
59%
4.9 m/s
20
0
75
November
10°C
8°C
6°C
18%
65%
5.2 m/s
1
0
42
December
8°C
6°C
3°C
19%
70%
5.3 m/s
0
0
21
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 Herne Bay weather by season
Year round, Herne Bay has days of about 7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 4°C to 16°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around August. 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.
Herne Bay weather in winterDecember to February
High 8°CLow 5°CRain 17%
Winter in Herne Bay has typical daily highs of about 8°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Herne Bay weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 8°CRain 15%
Spring in Herne Bay has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Herne Bay weather in summerJune to August
High 20°CLow 15°CRain 12%
Summer in Herne Bay has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 15°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Herne Bay weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 11°CRain 16%
Autumn in Herne Bay has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Herne Bay?
Herne Bay has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 11% in August, the driest month, to 19% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Herne Bay windiest?
Winds in Herne Bay are highest in February, averaging 5.8 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.6 m/s (17 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Herne Bay year round?
The average temperature in Herne Bay over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 4°C.