Photo: Simon Carey · CC BY-SA 2.0Yapton has milder winter nights than 88% of UK towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 22.3°C (72°F). Its July heat outdoes that of 72% of UK towns. Only 20°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Yapton at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Yapton feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 777 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and May the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 36th wettest of 40 West Sussex towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Eastbourne
29 air frosts and 8 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 8 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 39 miles east of Yapton, 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 Yapton 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 West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yapton | 22.3°C | 2.6°C | 777 mm |
| Walberton 2.2 mi | 22.3°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 871 mm |
| Wick 2.3 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 778 mm |
| Barnham 2.7 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 804 mm |
| Arundel 2.8 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 813 mm |
| Littlehampton 2.9 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 780 mm |
| Bognor Regis 4.0 mi | 21.8°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.0°C about the same | 765 mm |
Yapton 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 | 8.7°C 48°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 5.7°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| February | 9.2°C 49°F | 2.5°C 36°F | 5.8°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| March | 11.4°C 53°F | 3.4°C 38°F | 7.4°C | 47 mm 1.9 in |
| April | 14.5°C 58°F | 4.7°C 41°F | 9.6°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 17.7°C 64°F | 7.5°C 46°F | 12.6°C | 46 mm 1.8 in |
| June | 20.4°C 69°F | 10.2°C 50°F | 15.3°C | 50 mm 2.0 in |
| July | 22.3°C 72°F | 12.1°C 54°F | 17.2°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| August | 22.4°C 72°F | 12.3°C 54°F | 17.4°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| September | 20.0°C 68°F | 10.3°C 50°F | 15.2°C | 60 mm 2.4 in |
| October | 16.4°C 62°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 12.4°C | 88 mm 3.5 in |
| November | 12.3°C 54°F | 5.3°C 42°F | 8.8°C | 93 mm 3.6 in |
| December | 9.6°C 49°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 6.4°C | 94 mm 3.7 in |
| Year | 15.4°C | 6.9°C | 11.1°C | 777 mm |
Where Yapton’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 Yapton’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, 39 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 Yapton’s climate
How warm does Yapton get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.4°C (72°F). About 8 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 61% of UK towns.
How cold does Yapton get in winter?
February nights average 2.5°C (36°F). The air drops below freezing on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Yapton get?
About 777 mm (31 in) a year, more than 50% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (94 mm) and May the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Eastbourne (39 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 Yapton. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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