Sussex & Kent
weather by month.

Historical station evidence for choosing when to travel—not a forecast, vineyard measurement or guarantee for a particular visit.

Normal period1991–2020

Regional anchorLewes

NOAA stationEASTBOURNEUKE00105920

Distance23.2 km

Evidencehigh

01 1991–2020 normals

Twelve months, one qualified station.

The highlighted rows are Follow The Vines’ editorial travel window, not a conclusion produced by the weather data.

Monthly historical weather normals for Sussex & Kent, represented by EASTBOURNE
Month	Mean high	Mean low	Rain	Wet days	Usable years
January	8.6°C	3.8°C	84 mm	12.5	28
February	8.7°C	3.5°C	57 mm	10.1	27
March	10.7°C	4.8°C	46 mm	8.2	28
April	13.4°C	6.6°C	45 mm	7.9	28
May	16.5°C	9.6°C	46 mm	8	29
JuneEditorial window	19°C	12.5°C	45 mm	6.7	29
JulyEditorial window	21.1°C	14.7°C	54 mm	7.5	27
AugustEditorial window	21.3°C	14.9°C	60 mm	8.3	27
SeptemberEditorial window	19.1°C	12.6°C	60 mm	8.5	27
October	15.6°C	9.8°C	95 mm	11.5	28
November	11.9°C	6.7°C	96 mm	12.7	28
December	9.5°C	4.3°C	95 mm	12.3	25

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the underlying monthly projection. Means smooth variation between years and within a month.

02 Evidence passport

What this page can—and cannot—say.

Evidence found: All 12 monthly normals from NOAA station UKE00105920, with at least 25 usable 1991–2020 years in every month.
Source coverage: EASTBOURNE is 23.2 km from the fixed Lewes anchor and differs by 20 m in elevation. Evidence grade: high.
What this means: The table is suitable for comparing broad monthly travel patterns at this regional base.
What this does not mean: It does not describe every vineyard, forecast your dates, measure heat stress or guarantee safe and comfortable travel.

03 England landscape context

Monitoring links, with dates attached.

Environment Agency data is shown as regional travel context. It is not a current safety check, a vineyard assessment or a measure of wine quality.

Lewes · 0.8 kmBell Lane GrillWinterbourne Stream · station E8730 ↗Lewes · 1.7 kmLewes Corporation YardRiver Ouse · station E8970 ↗Canterbury · 0.4 kmWest Gate GardensGreat Stour · station 1003SO ↗Canterbury · 2.6 kmVauxhall BridgeGreat Stour · station E3966 ↗

0 current-flood records appeared in the England-wide snapshot dated 2026-08-24. That verified zero is only what the feed returned at that moment—not proof of local safety now or in future.

Overall water-body classification counts for four relevant England management catchments
Management catchment	Water bodies	Bad	Poor	Moderate
Adur and Ouse	46	4	18	24
Cuckmere and Pevensey Levels	18	0	6	12
Medway	59	4	9	46
Stour	25	2	5	18

Latest overall classification in the held file: 2019, cycle 3; source snapshot 2026-08-23. These are catchment-wide historic status counts, not current water-safety advice.

— Turn evidence into a trip

Keep the weather in its lane.

Use the normals to choose a month, then use the editorial guide to shape the visit. Check an official forecast close to departure.

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Sources & method

NOAA GHCN-Daily provides station observations; GeoNames supplies the fixed regional anchor. The approved build turns the raw R2 holdings into this small, dated projection and deploys no raw archive.

Projection generated 2026-08-25. Publication rule: at least 10 usable years per month, within 100 km and 350 m elevation difference.

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