Rye Temperature by Month
Rye, East Sussex, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 15°C (59°F), ranging from 9°C (48°F) in February to 22°C (72°F) in August. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Rye Monthly Temperatures
In Rye, temperatures differ significantly between summer and winter months. Nighttime lows reflect this range, dropping from 15°C (59°F) in August to 4°C (39°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Rye 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:
Temperature: Rye 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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Rye vs World: Temperature Compared
Rye'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:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.
Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate — hot dry summers and mild wet winters.
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 Rye's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Rye climate page.
