When to go · Whitstable
Whitstable, month by month
The best months for Whitstable: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, many seafront places shut or short hours).7 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, many seafront places shut or short hours).8 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.10 °C / 4 °C, 10 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.13 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Whitstable's best window: May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September.17 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Whitstable's best window: May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September.20 °C / 11 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Whitstable's best window: May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September.22 °C / 14 °C, 8 rain days72 °F / 57 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Whitstable's best window: May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September.22 °C / 14 °C, 8 rain days72 °F / 57 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Whitstable's best window: May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September.19 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.15 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep; the oyster festival falls in mid-September). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.11 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (cold, many seafront places shut or short hours).8 °C / 3 °C, 12 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday