This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Manchester 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: | 317 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: | 1413 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 | 62 mm
(7.2%) | 47 hours
(3.3%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 9 C | 72 mm
(8.4%) | 74 hours
(5.2%) |
| Mar | 4 C | 11 C | 48 mm
(5.6%) | 106 hours
(7.5%) |
| Apr | 6 C | 14 C | 71 mm
(8.2%) | 144 hours
(10.2%) |
| May | 9 C | 17 C | 77 mm
(8.9%) | 187 hours
(13.2%) |
| Jun | 12 C | 20 C | 53 mm
(6.2%) | 179 hours
(12.7%) |
| Jul | 14 C | 21 C | 64 mm
(7.4%) | 176 hours
(12.5%) |
| Aug | 14 C | 21 C | 90 mm
(10.5%) | 157 hours
(11.1%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 19 C | 67 mm
(7.8%) | 141 hours
(10.0%) |
| Oct | 9 C | 15 C | 96 mm
(11.1%) | 94 hours
(6.7%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 11 C | 75 mm
(8.7%) | 60 hours
(4.2%) |
| Dec | 3 C | 9 C | 86 mm
(10.0%) | 50 hours
(3.5%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
