Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kent features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (29 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -23 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1275 mm (50.2 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kent enjoys an average of 2950 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 10 minutes to 15 hours 9 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kent are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 0 °C (29 - 33 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kent experiences 66 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 102 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (64°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Mean maximum | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average high | 2°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Average low | -6°C (22°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Mean minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Minimum | -21°C (-6°F) | -23°C (-8°F) | -16°C (3°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -18°C (0°F) |
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Kent usually has the most precipitation in April, July and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 129 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kent are January, March and June. On average, 84 mm (3.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72 (2.8) | 93 (3.7) | 87 (3.4) | 121 (4.8) | 115 (4.5) | 93 (3.7) | 126 (5.0) | 108 (4.2) | 118 (4.6) | 139 (5.5) | 94 (3.7) | 110 (4.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Kent are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kent: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146 | 178 | 253 | 242 | 275 | 315 | 339 | 320 | 280 | 221 | 204 | 172 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 31m | 10h 35m | 11h 58m | 13h 22m | 14h 33m | 15h 9m | 14h 49m | 13h 46m | 12h 25m | 11h 1m | 9h 48m | 9h 10m |
Kent experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kent UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |