Best time to play
When to play golf in England
Month by month: temperature, sunshine, rain and wind from the official weather service, with what the clubs themselves say about their seasons.
The wind
The official normals for these stations publish no wind figures, so we make no wind claim here.
Bognor Regis, for Littlehampton
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8.4 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 9.1 |
| Average low (°C) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 12 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 12 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 3.9 |
| Sunshine (hours a month) | 75 | 93 | 137 | 198 | 235 | 238 | 254 | 233 | 177 | 130 | 85 | 65 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 49 | 44 | 54 | 57 | 84 | 88 | 88 |
| Rain days | 12.7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 13 | 12.4 |
Met Office long-term averages, 1991–2020.
Courses open to the wind
Only where the club itself says so.
- Littlehampton Golf Club: The club says changing wind conditions make each hole set up differently from round to round.
- Littlehampton Golf Club: The club refers to the prevailing wind bending the shrubs near the 17th and 4th holes.