Climate of Folkestone

Folkestone has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for Folkestone is 26° degrees and there is about 162 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 147 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 7°C and 19°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 5°C and 16°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 10°C and 18°C
Rain: it rains 171 days and there is a total of approximately 412 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 7 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2513 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 7°C and 19°C
Warmest month:	19°C in August
Coldest month:	7°C in January
Night temperature:	between 5°C and 16°C
Sea temperature:	between 10°C and 18°C
Dry days:	187 days
Days with rain:	171 days
Days with snow:	7 days
Total rain sum:	412 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2513 hours

Climate of Folkestone
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Folkestone
The best travel time for Folkestone
Climate of Folkestone by month
Experiences with the weather of Folkestone

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Folkestone.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Folkestone.

Climate table of Folkestone

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Folkestone. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Folkestone might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°F)	45	45	48	52	56	61	65	66	64	59	53	48
Night temp. (°F)	41	41	43	46	51	55	60	61	59	55	49	44
Water temp. (°F)	52	51	49	52	55	59	62	65	65	63	62	57
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (inch)	16	12	10	7	10	10	13	16	11	18	20	19
Days with rain	16	13	13	12	12	11	15	14	12	17	18	18
Days with snow	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Dry days	13	13	17	18	19	19	16	17	18	14	11	12
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	4	4	6	9	9	9	10	10	9	5	4	4
Wind force (Bft)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5
UV-index	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3

Best time to visit Folkestone

The best time to visit Folkestone in England is from July through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Folkestone is 66°F in August and the lowest is 45°F in January. The maximum water temperature is 65°F and the lowest water temperature is 49°F.

Climate of Folkestone by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Folkestone? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January