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Gillingham — VanSky 72 (Comfortable)
City · England, United Kingdom · Coastal city
VanSky index for Gillingham, United Kingdom — 72 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind, solar output and water temperature. Refreshed several times a day.
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Gillingham, United Kingdom — VanSky 0 out of 100. Travel not recommended right now. Ranked #473 of 1260 cities in the country (as of 22 September 2026). Water temperature 19°C.
Solar — W Panels W
Travel recommendations
- Low solar output (~0 kWh) — reduce power use or connect to shore power.
- Wind is calm — safe to open the awning and leave it out overnight.
- Perfect night (15°C) — comfortable without heating or air conditioning.
Air Quality Today
Coastal conditions
VanSky Index
A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
How it's calculated:
- Thermal comfort 35%
- Sunshine 25%
- Precipitation 25%
- Wind 15%
Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
Where the weather is best in United Kingdom
Gillingham ranks 1 of 1260 cities. Country average VanSky — 71.
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United Kingdom — fuel prices
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Updated: 19.09.2026
Super E10
$2.31 /l
£1.73 · €2.01/l
149 of 167
pricier than 89% of countries
RON 97
$2.55 /l
£1.90 · €2.22/l
85 of 101
pricier than 83% of countries
Diesel
$2.63 /l
£1.96 · €2.29/l
151 of 166
pricier than 90% of countries
Premium Diesel
$2.89 /l
£2.16 · €2.52/l
42 of 46
pricier than 89% of countries
LPG
$1.36 /l
£1.02 · €1.19/l
54 of 55
pricier than 96% of countries
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