Photo: Mumpenny · CC BY-SA 2.0Summers, winters and rain in Five Ashes all run close to those of most UK towns
July afternoons reach 21.8°C (71°F) on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.6°C (35°F); 887 mm (35 in) of rain falls in a year. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 20°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 70% of UK towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Five Ashes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Five Ashes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 887 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Eastbourne
46 air frosts and 13 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 13 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Eastbourne
Eastbourne is 17 miles south of Five Ashes, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 3.9°C | 83 mm | 4.5 | 70 |
| February | 8.6°C | 3.6°C | 58 mm | 3.8 | 90 |
| March | 10.5°C | 4.9°C | 48 mm | 1.1 | 134 |
| April | 13.3°C | 6.7°C | 45 mm | 0.2 | 203 |
| May | 16.3°C | 9.6°C | 46 mm | 0.0 | 236 |
| June | 18.9°C | 12.5°C | 47 mm | 0.0 | 239 |
| July | 21.0°C | 14.7°C | 54 mm | 0.0 | 252 |
| August | 21.3°C | 14.9°C | 60 mm | 0.0 | 233 |
| September | 19.2°C | 12.6°C | 60 mm | 0.0 | 172 |
| October | 15.7°C | 9.9°C | 93 mm | 0.0 | 121 |
| November | 11.9°C | 6.9°C | 98 mm | 0.6 | 78 |
| December | 9.3°C | 4.5°C | 100 mm | 3.8 | 62 |
| Year | 14.5°C | 8.7°C | 792 mm | 14 | 1,889 |
Met Office historic station data, Eastbourne, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Five Ashes compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among East Sussex towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Ashes | 21.8°C | 1.6°C | 887 mm |
| Mayfield 2.2 mi | 21.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 944 mm |
| Heathfield 2.9 mi | 21.6°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 931 mm |
| Rotherfield 2.9 mi | 21.7°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 972 mm |
| Broad Oak (Wealden) 3.3 mi | 21.6°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 931 mm |
| Buxted 3.7 mi | 21.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 852 mm |
| Crowborough 4.1 mi | 21.6°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 944 mm |
Five Ashes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C 46°F | 1.6°C 35°F | 4.6°C | 93 mm 3.7 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.7°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| March | 10.5°C 51°F | 2.9°C 37°F | 6.7°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| April | 13.7°C 57°F | 4.5°C 40°F | 9.1°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| May | 16.8°C 62°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 12.1°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 19.7°C 67°F | 10.0°C 50°F | 14.8°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| July | 21.8°C 71°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.0°C | 56 mm 2.2 in |
| August | 21.8°C 71°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.0°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| September | 18.9°C 66°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 14.4°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| October | 15.0°C 59°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 11.2°C | 103 mm 4.1 in |
| November | 10.9°C 52°F | 4.4°C 40°F | 7.6°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| December | 8.1°C 47°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 108 mm 4.3 in |
| Year | 14.4°C | 6.4°C | 10.4°C | 887 mm |
Where Five Ashes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the Met Office 2 km grid square nearest Five Ashes’s centre (the town is smaller than one square).
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Eastbourne, 17 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Five Ashes’s climate
How warm does Five Ashes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C (71°F). About 13 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 63% of UK towns.
How cold does Five Ashes get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 46 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Five Ashes get?
About 887 mm (35 in) a year, more than 68% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (109 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Eastbourne (17 miles away), averages 1,889 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Five Ashes. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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