This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Durham 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: | 304 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 20 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 703 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1535 hours | 1705 hours | 1418 hours | 1655 hours |
Monthly climate averages for this location
| Month | Avg. Minimum temp. | Avg. Maximum temp. | Rainfall | Sunshine hours |
|---|
| Jan | 2 C | 7 C | 54 mm
(7.7%) | 58 hours
(3.8%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 7 C | 71 mm
(10.1%) | 88 hours
(5.7%) |
| Mar | 2 C | 9 C | 47 mm
(6.7%) | 120 hours
(7.8%) |
| Apr | 4 C | 12 C | 52 mm
(7.4%) | 160 hours
(10.4%) |
| May | 7 C | 16 C | 45 mm
(6.4%) | 208 hours
(13.6%) |
| Jun | 10 C | 19 C | 58 mm
(8.3%) | 180 hours
(11.7%) |
| Jul | 11 C | 20 C | 54 mm
(7.7%) | 185 hours
(12.1%) |
| Aug | 12 C | 20 C | 79 mm
(11.2%) | 166 hours
(10.8%) |
| Sep | 10 C | 18 C | 46 mm
(6.5%) | 142 hours
(9.3%) |
| Oct | 7 C | 14 C | 81 mm
(11.5%) | 91 hours
(5.9%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 10 C | 50 mm
(7.1%) | 72 hours
(4.7%) |
| Dec | 1 C | 7 C | 65 mm
(9.2%) | 64 hours
(4.2%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
