Telscombe Cliffs has some of the mildest winter nights among UK towns
Sunny July days climb to about 21.0°C (70°F). Only about 6 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 71% of UK towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and April the least. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Telscombe Cliffs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Telscombe Cliffs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 795 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 22nd wettest of 26 East Sussex towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Eastbourne
22 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 6 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 13 miles east of Telscombe Cliffs, 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 Telscombe Cliffs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telscombe Cliffs | 21.0°C | 3.3°C | 795 mm |
| East Saltdean 0.7 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 828 mm |
| Peacehaven 0.8 mi | 21.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Newhaven 2.8 mi | 20.9°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 808 mm |
| Lewes 5.5 mi | 22.4°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.3°C 1.0°C colder | 931 mm |
| Seaford 5.5 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 781 mm |
| Brighton and Hove 6.3 mi | 21.2°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 832 mm |
Telscombe Cliffs 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 | 8.1°C 47°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 5.7°C | 88 mm 3.5 in |
| February | 8.0°C 46°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.3°C | 60 mm 2.3 in |
| March | 10.1°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 6.9°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| April | 13.1°C 56°F | 5.7°C 42°F | 9.4°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| May | 16.4°C 61°F | 8.8°C 48°F | 12.5°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 19.0°C 66°F | 11.5°C 53°F | 15.3°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 21.0°C 70°F | 13.6°C 57°F | 17.3°C | 52 mm 2.1 in |
| August | 21.0°C 70°F | 13.9°C 57°F | 17.5°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 18.8°C 66°F | 12.0°C 54°F | 15.4°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| October | 15.4°C 60°F | 9.3°C 49°F | 12.4°C | 91 mm 3.6 in |
| November | 11.5°C 53°F | 6.2°C 43°F | 8.9°C | 102 mm 4.0 in |
| December | 8.7°C 48°F | 3.7°C 39°F | 6.3°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| Year | 14.3°C | 7.9°C | 11.1°C | 795 mm |
Where Telscombe Cliffs’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 Telscombe Cliffs’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, 13 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 Telscombe Cliffs’s climate
How warm does Telscombe Cliffs get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.0°C (70°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 71% of UK towns.
How cold does Telscombe Cliffs get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 22 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Telscombe Cliffs get?
About 795 mm (31 in) a year, more than 54% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (102 mm) and April the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Eastbourne (13 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 Telscombe Cliffs. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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