Penhurst Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Penhurst, East Sussex, United Kingdom is 15°C (59°F), with daytime highs ranging from 9°C (48°F) in January to 22°C (72°F) in August. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Penhurst compares to cities worldwide.

Visitors to Penhurst will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 15°C (59°F) in August to 4°C (39°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Penhurst by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. August, the warmest month, sees 196 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Penhurst's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.

Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year, mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

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.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Penhurst's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Penhurst climate page.