This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Brighton area.
Within the UK the best areas for growing fruit trees are London and the south-east, because
this is where we see the best sunshine hours, warmest temperatures, and lowest rainfall.
Modify searchAnnual climate averages
| This location | London | Edinburgh | Cardiff |
|---|
| Length of growing season: | 335 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 3 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 21 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 689 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1925 hours | 1705 hours | 1418 hours | 1655 hours |
Monthly climate averages for this location
| Month | Avg. Minimum temp. | Avg. Maximum temp. | Rainfall | Sunshine hours |
|---|
| Jan | 3 C | 8 C | 66 mm
(9.6%) | 77 hours
(4.0%) |
| Feb | 3 C | 8 C | 49 mm
(7.1%) | 86 hours
(4.5%) |
| Mar | 4 C | 10 C | 55 mm
(8.0%) | 119 hours
(6.2%) |
| Apr | 6 C | 13 C | 44 mm
(6.4%) | 186 hours
(9.7%) |
| May | 9 C | 16 C | 47 mm
(6.8%) | 232 hours
(12.1%) |
| Jun | 12 C | 20 C | 26 mm
(3.8%) | 255 hours
(13.2%) |
| Jul | 14 C | 21 C | 53 mm
(7.7%) | 258 hours
(13.4%) |
| Aug | 14 C | 22 C | 63 mm
(9.1%) | 236 hours
(12.3%) |
| Sep | 12 C | 20 C | 44 mm
(6.4%) | 190 hours
(9.9%) |
| Oct | 10 C | 16 C | 89 mm
(12.9%) | 127 hours
(6.6%) |
| Nov | 6 C | 12 C | 75 mm
(10.9%) | 91 hours
(4.7%) |
| Dec | 4 C | 9 C | 78 mm
(11.3%) | 67 hours
(3.5%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
