Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0Frost comes to Rusthall and Langton Green more often than to 90% of UK towns
Expect July afternoons of about 22.3°C (72°F). In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 73% of UK towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in June. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Rusthall and Langton Green at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rusthall and Langton Green feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 892 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 3rd wettest of 87 Kent towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Eastbourne
A frosty town: 52 air frosts and 15 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 15 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 26 miles south of Rusthall and Langton Green, 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 Rusthall and Langton Green 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusthall and Langton Green | 22.3°C | 1.2°C | 892 mm |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells 1.8 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 881 mm |
| Southborough 2.1 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 706 mm |
| Groombridge 2.4 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
| Leigh 4.3 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 699 mm |
| Pembury 4.4 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 773 mm |
| Tonbridge 5.1 mi | 22.6°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 714 mm |
Rusthall and Langton Green 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 | 7.6°C 46°F | 1.2°C 34°F | 4.4°C | 101 mm 4.0 in |
| February | 7.8°C 46°F | 1.1°C 34°F | 4.6°C | 72 mm 2.8 in |
| March | 10.7°C 51°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 6.7°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| April | 14.0°C 57°F | 4.3°C 40°F | 9.2°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| May | 17.1°C 63°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 12.3°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| June | 20.1°C 68°F | 9.7°C 49°F | 15.0°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 22.3°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.3°C | 57 mm 2.3 in |
| August | 22.2°C 72°F | 12.2°C 54°F | 17.2°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 19.2°C 67°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.5°C | 66 mm 2.6 in |
| October | 15.1°C 59°F | 7.3°C 45°F | 11.2°C | 97 mm 3.8 in |
| November | 10.9°C 52°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 7.6°C | 99 mm 3.9 in |
| December | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.1°C 36°F | 5.2°C | 105 mm 4.1 in |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.2°C | 10.4°C | 892 mm |
Where Rusthall and Langton Green’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 Rusthall and Langton Green’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, 26 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 Rusthall and Langton Green’s climate
How warm does Rusthall and Langton Green get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.3°C (72°F). About 15 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 73% of UK towns.
How cold does Rusthall and Langton Green get in winter?
February nights average 1.1°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 52 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rusthall and Langton Green get?
About 892 mm (35 in) a year, more than 68% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (105 mm) and June the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Eastbourne (26 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 Rusthall and Langton Green. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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