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Monthly climate in Margate, England, United Kingdom

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Margate features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (44 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -2 °C (29 °F) or can rise to as high as 26 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 801 mm (31.5 inches) and receives 143 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Margate enjoys an average of 3350 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 7 hours 55 minutes to 16 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Margate, England, United Kingdom §

The warmest months in Margate are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 17 to 18 °C (62 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (44 - 46 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Margate experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Margate, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Average high 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Margate, England, United Kingdom §

Margate usually has the most precipitation in August, October and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 98 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Margate are March, April and May. On average, 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Margate, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66 (2.6) 68 (2.7) 54 (2.1) 24 (0.9) 52 (2.0) 56 (2.2) 58 (2.3) 73 (2.9) 58 (2.3) 103 (4.1) 73 (2.9) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 14 13 6 9 8 11 12 10 16 15 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Margate, England, United Kingdom §

The sunniest months in Margate are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Margate: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Margate, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 95 155 235 353 419 417 424 400 322 245 165 115
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 25m 9h 59m 11h 55m 13h 53m 15h 37m 16h 30m 16h 2m 14h 29m 12h 34m 10h 37m 8h 51m 7h 55m

Solar UV radiation in Margate, England, United Kingdom §

Margate experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 7 - 8, which corresponds to the High / Very High category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Margate UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Margate, England, United Kingdom.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 1 2 4 5 7 8 8 7 5 4 2 1