- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Rye
- Airports
- LGW London Gatwick Airport68 km
- SEN London Southend Airport69 km
About Rye
Rye is a village. Location: Rother District, East Sussex. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Leasam Hill and Camber Castle.
Climate of Rye
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (79 mm)
- Driest month
- May (42 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 46 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 42 | 49 | 65 | 78 | 79 | 76 |
How to get to Rye
The nearest airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Eastbourne, 37 km to the southwest.
Airports
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW) London 68 kmwest
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 69 kmnorth
- London City Airport (LCY) London 78 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Eastbourne Population: 101.7K 37 kmsouthwest
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 38 kmnorthwest
- Gillingham Population: 101.2K 51 kmnorth
- Brighton Population: 283.9K 63 kmwest
- Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 66 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rye
Within 100 km: 511 historic and cultural sites, 369 natural sites, 190 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km56 places
- Camber Sands Beach 5 kmE
- Hastings Beach Beach 16 kmSW
- Isle of Oxney Island 8 kmN
- Burnthouse Pen Lake 11 kmE
25–60 km253 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 51 kmN
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 50 kmN
- Yantlet beach Beach 58 kmN
- Central Beach Beach 52 kmN
60–100 km761 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 92 kmNW
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 72 kmW
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 72 kmW
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 74 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rye
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Heritage & sights1
- Rye · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leasam Hill Mountain, Rye Foreign1.6 km N
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Camber Castle Historic site, Icklesham1.5 km S
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River Rother River, England1.6 km E
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Winchelsea Mountain, Icklesham3 km SW
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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Natural site, England3 km SE
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River Brede River, East Sussex3.6 km S
Sources & licences
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