Annual mean 12°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.1 °C
Coldest
-0.4 °C
Wettest
24%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.8 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 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Brighton has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 18% in January, the driest month, to 26% in May, the wettest. Winds in Brighton are highest in March, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Brighton come in September, when the sky is typically 46% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 75%.
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
-0°C
-3°C
-5°C
18%
75%
3.4 m/s
1
0
6
February
3°C
-1°C
-2°C
21%
66%
3.4 m/s
1
0
15
March
8°C
2°C
3°C
20%
60%
3.6 m/s
8
0
31
April
14°C
7°C
9°C
23%
60%
3.3 m/s
27
2
54
May
20°C
12°C
17°C
26%
57%
2.7 m/s
59
14
63
June
24°C
17°C
24°C
25%
50%
2.4 m/s
67
37
44
July
27°C
19°C
27°C
25%
47%
2.1 m/s
51
62
15
August
26°C
18°C
26°C
24%
49%
2.0 m/s
60
54
25
September
23°C
15°C
22°C
23%
46%
2.1 m/s
69
33
51
October
16°C
9°C
14°C
20%
54%
2.5 m/s
42
8
66
November
8°C
3°C
4°C
19%
58%
3.0 m/s
9
0
32
December
3°C
0°C
-2°C
20%
72%
3.1 m/s
0
0
13
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 -0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around January. 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 -1°CRain 20%
Winter in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 2°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in springMarch to May
High 14°CLow 7°CRain 23%
Spring in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 24%
Summer in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Brighton weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 21%
Autumn in Brighton has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 21% 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 18% in January, the driest month, to 26% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Brighton windiest?
Winds in Brighton are highest in March, averaging 3.6 m/s (13 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Brighton year round?
The average temperature in Brighton over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.