This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Exeter 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: | 340 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 2 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 21 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 861 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1626 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 | 9 C | 94 mm
(10.9%) | 69 hours
(4.2%) |
| Feb | 3 C | 9 C | 78 mm
(9.1%) | 86 hours
(5.3%) |
| Mar | 4 C | 11 C | 82 mm
(9.5%) | 105 hours
(6.5%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 14 C | 58 mm
(6.7%) | 163 hours
(10.0%) |
| May | 8 C | 16 C | 64 mm
(7.4%) | 203 hours
(12.5%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 20 C | 47 mm
(5.5%) | 215 hours
(13.2%) |
| Jul | 13 C | 22 C | 50 mm
(5.8%) | 196 hours
(12.1%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 22 C | 36 mm
(4.2%) | 193 hours
(11.9%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 20 C | 29 mm
(3.4%) | 159 hours
(9.8%) |
| Oct | 9 C | 16 C | 145 mm
(16.8%) | 98 hours
(6.0%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 12 C | 96 mm
(11.1%) | 82 hours
(5.0%) |
| Dec | 3 C | 9 C | 83 mm
(9.6%) | 57 hours
(3.5%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
