Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and Southern England, Hayling Island experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. Temperatures have never fallen into double figures below freezing, illustrating the relative warmth of the Island - comparable to the far South West of England. Temperature extremes between 1960 & 2000 have ranged from −9.4 °C (15.1 °F) during January 1963, up to 32.1 °C (89.8 °F) during June 1976.
| Climate data for Hayling Island 4m asl, 1971-2000, extremes 1960 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.7 (45.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.3 (54.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.90 (57.02) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.95 (46.31) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2 (28) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 75.55 (2.9744) |
51.25 (2.0177) |
53.99 (2.1256) |
45.36 (1.7858) |
41.45 (1.6319) |
42.84 (1.6866) |
37.66 (1.4827) |
43.76 (1.7228) |
68.25 (2.687) |
78.02 (3.0717) |
72.14 (2.8402) |
81.35 (3.2028) |
691.62 (27.2291) |
| Source: Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute/KNMI | |||||||||||||
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