More days reach 25 degrees in Hadlow than in 86% of UK towns
July afternoons reach 22.8°C (73°F) on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.7°C (35°F); 660 mm (26 in) of rain falls in a year. Winters, though, bring frost: about 48 nights a year, more than in 84% of UK towns. Rain is light here, less than falls on 73% of UK towns.
A year in Hadlow at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Hadlow feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 660 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 51st wettest of 87 Kent towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Eastbourne
48 air frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 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 32 miles south of Hadlow, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| 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 Hadlow compares
Against the 2,178 towns and cities of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Kent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hadlow | 22.8°C | 1.7°C | 660 mm |
| East Peckham 2.4 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 660 mm |
| Plaxtol 2.6 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 732 mm |
| Five Oak Green 3.0 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Tonbridge 3.1 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Hildenborough 3.9 mi | 22.7°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 718 mm |
| Paddock Wood 4.0 mi | 22.8°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 692 mm |
Hadlow 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 | 8.0°C 46°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.8°C | 69 mm 2.7 in |
| February | 8.6°C 47°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 5.2°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| March | 11.2°C 52°F | 3.1°C 38°F | 7.2°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| April | 14.3°C 58°F | 4.6°C 40°F | 9.5°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| May | 17.5°C 64°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 12.4°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.5°C 69°F | 10.1°C 50°F | 15.3°C | 44 mm 1.7 in |
| July | 22.8°C 73°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.5°C | 43 mm 1.7 in |
| August | 22.6°C 73°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| September | 19.6°C 67°F | 9.6°C 49°F | 14.6°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| October | 15.5°C 60°F | 7.1°C 45°F | 11.3°C | 74 mm 2.9 in |
| November | 11.3°C 52°F | 4.1°C 39°F | 7.7°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| December | 8.6°C 47°F | 2.2°C 36°F | 5.4°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| Year | 15.0°C | 6.3°C | 10.7°C | 660 mm |
Where Hadlow’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Hadlow’s built-up area.
- 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, 32 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more in England and Wales, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Hadlow’s climate
How warm does Hadlow get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.8°C (73°F). About 19 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 86% of UK towns.
How cold does Hadlow get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C (35°F). The air drops below freezing on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Hadlow get?
About 660 mm (26 in) a year, less than 73% of UK towns. November is the wettest month (76 mm) and March the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Eastbourne (32 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 Hadlow. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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