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Satellite view of Hastings Beach; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Beach

Hastings Beach

United KingdomEngland · United Kingdom · English Channel

50.8513, 0.5622 · Saint Leonards-on-Sea, 1 km

  • 17°Sea · August
  • 21°High · August
  • 7.1 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Hastings Beach. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Hastings Beach in October

  • 15°CAir, daytime high10°C at night
  • 16°CSea temperature
  • 3.2 hSunshine a day
  • 14 daysRainy days in the month82 mm in total
  • 23 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

  • ExcellentBathing water qualityOfficial EU classification, 2019 season
  • 30Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap Places to stay near Hastings Beach ↗
  • 62 kmAirport: London Gatwick Airport (LGW)In a straight line; by road it is further

No reliable information yet on: wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 16.1 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: +0.3 °C

1991–2020 average: 15.8 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +0.4 °C

1991–2020 average: 15.2 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaAugust and September17 °CThe sea stays below 18 °C all year here.
Most sunshineJune and July7 h of sun a day
Least rainApril and September42 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan9°2 h76 mm
  2. Feb8°3 h60 mm
  3. Mar8°4 h53 mm
  4. Apr9°6 h42 mm
  5. May11°6 h52 mm
  6. Jun13°7 h52 mm
  7. Jul16°7 h58 mm
  8. Aug17°6 h66 mm
  9. Sep17°5 h47 mm
  10. Oct16°3 h82 mm
  11. Nov14°2 h86 mm
  12. Dec11°1 h84 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 9°Feb: 8°Mar: 8°Apr: 9°May: 11°Jun: 13°Jul: 16°Aug: 17°Sep: 17°Oct: 16°Nov: 14°Dec: 11°17°8°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 4°)Feb: 5 °C (High 8° / Low 3°)Mar: 7 °C (High 9° / Low 4°)Apr: 9 °C (High 12° / Low 6°)May: 12 °C (High 16° / Low 9°)Jun: 15 °C (High 18° / Low 12°)Jul: 17 °C (High 20° / Low 14°)Aug: 17 °C (High 21° / Low 14°)Sep: 15 °C (High 18° / Low 12°)Oct: 13 °C (High 15° / Low 10°)Nov: 9 °C (High 11° / Low 7°)Dec: 6 °C (High 8° / Low 5°)17°5°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm25 mm50 mm75 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 76 mmFeb: 60 mmMar: 53 mmApr: 42 mm42May: 52 mmJun: 52 mmJul: 58 mmAug: 66 mmSep: 47 mmOct: 82 mmNov: 86 mm86Dec: 84 mm

Sunshine

0 h2.5 h5 h7.5 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 1.6 hFeb: 2.6 hMar: 4.0 hApr: 6.3 hMay: 6.5 hJun: 7.1 h7.1Jul: 6.9 hAug: 6.0 hSep: 5.4 hOct: 3.2 hNov: 1.9 hDec: 1.3 h1.3

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Hastings Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Hastings Beach: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January84976141.626
February83860112.625
March94853114.023
April126942106.319
May1691152106.519
June18121352117.118
July20141658126.918
Augustwarmest sea21141766116.018
September18121747115.420
October15101682143.223
November1171486161.924
December851184141.325

Swipe sideways to see the other columns.

Photos

Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.

Hastings Beach: The Beach at Warrior Square, St Leonards - geograph.org.uk - 2326946
Photo: Julian P Guffogg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Hastings Beach: Hastings Seafront - July 2014 - Primrose House
Photo: Gareth Williams · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.
Hastings Beach: Grand Parade, St.Leonards on sea. c 1950s (8734276115)
Photo: Phil Sellens from East Sussex · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · stylised; this version keeps the same licence.

Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER17 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–20205 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.117 km away
Bathing water qualityEuropean Environment Agency0.8 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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