Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles, Ventnor and the Isle of Wight experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The Met Office maintain a weather station at Ventnor Park. Ventnor currently holds the English record for the warmest nights for the months of...
- May; 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) in 1989.
- June; 22.7 °C (72.9 °F) in 1976
- July, 22.6 °C (72.7 °F) again in 1976
- and 2nd warmest night on record in August,23.2 °C (73.8 °F) during 2003
These records Illustrate the warming effect of Ventnor's coastal location during the hours of darkness.
| Climate data for Ventnor Park 60m asl, 1971-2000 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.60 (56.48) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.17 (46.70) |
| Source: YR.NO | |||||||||||||
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