Hornsea Temperature by Month
Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 13°C (55°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 8°C (46°F) in February to 18°C (64°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Hornsea Monthly Temperatures
The moderate changes in the climate in Hornsea ensure gradual weather shifts through each season. At night, temperatures drop to between 14°C (57°F) and 4°C (39°F) depending on the time of year.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Hornsea by month:
The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak. August, the city's warmest month, averages 185 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Hornsea vs the United Kingdom
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Hornsea vs World: Temperature Compared
Hornsea's average annual maximum temperature is 13°C (55°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year — mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round — large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.
For more on Hornsea's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Hornsea climate page.
