Editing Hastings (section)

===Climate===

As with the rest of the [[British Isles]] and Southern England, Hastings experiences a [[maritime climate]] with mild summers and mild winters. In terms of the local climate, Hastings is on the eastern edge of what is, on average, the sunniest part of the UK, the stretch of coast from the Isle of Wight southeastern coast [[Sandown Bay]] to the Hastings area. Hastings, tied with Eastbourne, recorded the highest duration of sunshine of any month anywhere in the United Kingdom – 384 hours – in July 1911.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[TORRO]] | url = http://www.torro.org.uk/site/sunshine.php | title = 1911 Sunshine | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111222053412/http://www.torro.org.uk/site/sunshine.php | archive-date = 22 December 2011 }}</ref> Temperature extremes since 1960 at Hastings have ranged from {{convert|34.7|C|F}} in July 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=White Rock Gardens Hastings |url=https://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/observations/details/201907264moxwk7oaee6ucrdyyb96sccar |website=wow.metoffice.gov.uk |access-date=17 August 2019 |archive-date=28 July 2019 |archive-url=https://wow.metoffice.gov.uk/observations/details/?site_id=26991458 |url-status=live }}</ref> down to {{convert|-9.8|C|F}} in January 1987.<ref>{{cite web | publisher = [[TORRO]] | url = http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=1865 | title = 1987 Temperature | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608171204/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/monitordetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=1865 | archive-date = 8 June 2012 }} </ref> The [[Köppen climate classification]] subtype for this climate is "[[Köppen climate classification#Group C: Temperate/mesothermal climates|Cfb]]" (Marine West Coast Climate/[[Oceanic climate]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591125&cityname=Hastings,%20England,%20United%20Kingdom&units=|title=Hastings, England Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819120639/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=591125&cityname=Hastings,%20England,%20United%20Kingdom&units=|archive-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>

{{Weather box|location = Hastings (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1930–2023)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 15.0
|Feb record high C = 15.0
|Mar record high C = 19.8
|Apr record high C = 24.4
|May record high C = 27.8
|Jun record high C = 32.3
|Jul record high C = 34.7
|Aug record high C = 33.1
|Sep record high C = 28.3
|Oct record high C = 23.9
|Nov record high C = 17.5
|Dec record high C = 15.0
|Jan record low C = -11.1
|Feb record low C = -9.4
|Mar record low C = -6.1
|Apr record low C = -2.1
|May record low C = 0.0
|Jun record low C = 2.8
|Jul record low C = 6.7
|Aug record low C = 7.2
|Sep record low C = 2.8
|Oct record low C = -1.7
|Nov record low C = -5.6
|Dec record low C = -6.7
|Jan high C = 8.1
|Feb high C = 8.2
|Mar high C = 10.4
|Apr high C = 13.2
|May high C = 16.3
|Jun high C = 18.8
|Jul high C = 20.9
|Aug high C = 21.2
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 15.4
|Nov high C = 11.6
|Dec high C = 8.9
|year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 5.8
|Feb mean C = 5.7
|Mar mean C = 7.5
|Apr mean C = 9.8
|May mean C = 12.8
|Jun mean C = 15.4
|Jul mean C = 17.6
|Aug mean C = 17.9
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 12.6
|Nov mean C = 9.1
|Dec mean C = 6.5
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 3.4
|Feb low C = 3.2
|Mar low C = 4.5
|Apr low C = 6.4
|May low C = 9.3
|Jun low C = 12.0
|Jul low C = 14.2
|Aug low C = 14.5
|Sep low C = 12.4
|Oct low C = 9.7
|Nov low C = 6.5
|Dec low C = 4.0
|year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 78.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 56.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 45.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 45.0
|May precipitation mm = 45.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 48.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 52.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 60.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 60.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 88.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 92.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 95.3
|year precipitation mm = 768.7
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.7
|Feb precipitation days = 10.5
|Mar precipitation days = 8.9
|Apr precipitation days = 7.9
|May precipitation days = 8.1
|Jun precipitation days = 7.0
|Jul precipitation days = 7.5
|Aug precipitation days = 8.0
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 11.6
|Nov precipitation days = 12.6
|Dec precipitation days = 13.1
|year precipitation days = 116.8
|Jan sun = 72.0
|Feb sun = 89.6
|Mar sun = 136.2
|Apr sun = 203.9
|May sun = 236.7
|Jun sun = 240.1
|Jul sun = 252.7
|Aug sun = 235.5
|Sep sun = 174.0
|Oct sun = 127.3
|Nov sun = 80.8
|Dec sun = 65.3
|year sun = 1914.2
|source 1 = Met Office<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/u103m1du2 |title=Climate Normals 1991–2020 |publisher=MetOffice |access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php 
|title= Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature, Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature
|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather
|access-date= 16 December 2024
}}</ref>
}}