▁North ▁Sea , ▁Ro chester ▁is ▁relatively ▁close ▁to ▁contin ental ▁Europe ▁and ▁enjo ys ▁a ▁somewhat ▁less ▁temper ate ▁climate ▁than ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁East ▁Ang lia . ▁It ▁is ▁therefore ▁less ▁cloud y , ▁d rier ▁and ▁less ▁pr one ▁to ▁Atlantic ▁de press ions ▁with ▁their ▁associated ▁wind ▁and ▁rain ▁than ▁western ▁regions ▁of ▁Britain , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁hot ter ▁in ▁summer ▁and ▁col der ▁in ▁winter . ▁Ro chester ▁city ▁centre ' s ▁micro - cl imate ▁is ▁more ▁accur ately ▁reflected ▁by ▁these ▁officially ▁recorded ▁figures ▁than ▁by ▁read ings ▁taken ▁at ▁Ro chester ▁Airport . ▁ ▁North ▁and ▁North ▁West ▁Kent ▁continue ▁to ▁record ▁higher ▁temper atures ▁in ▁summer , ▁sometimes ▁being ▁the ▁h ott est ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁eg . ▁on ▁the ▁warm est ▁day ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁temper atures ▁reached ▁ 3 3 . 1 ▁degrees . ▁Additionally , ▁it ▁holds ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁of ▁ 3 0 . 9 ▁degrees ▁and ▁ 3 1 . 7 ▁degrees ▁C . ▁Another ▁record ▁was ▁set ▁during ▁England ' s ▁Indian ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁with ▁ 2 9 . 9 ▁degrees ▁C ., ▁the ▁highest ▁temperature ▁ever ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁for ▁October . ▁ ▁Build ings ▁ ▁Ro chester ▁compr ises ▁numerous ▁important ▁historic ▁buildings , ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁the ▁Gu ild hall , ▁the ▁Corn