This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Oxford 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: | 314 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 22 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 697 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1612 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 | 8 C | 53 mm
(7.6%) | 66 hours
(4.1%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 8 C | 43 mm
(6.2%) | 79 hours
(4.9%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 11 C | 50 mm
(7.2%) | 101 hours
(6.3%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 14 C | 51 mm
(7.3%) | 161 hours
(10.0%) |
| May | 8 C | 17 C | 59 mm
(8.5%) | 193 hours
(12.0%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 21 C | 39 mm
(5.6%) | 210 hours
(13.0%) |
| Jul | 13 C | 23 C | 72 mm
(10.3%) | 207 hours
(12.8%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 23 C | 65 mm
(9.3%) | 196 hours
(12.2%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 20 C | 41 mm
(5.9%) | 159 hours
(9.9%) |
| Oct | 8 C | 15 C | 93 mm
(13.3%) | 108 hours
(6.7%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 11 C | 73 mm
(10.5%) | 77 hours
(4.8%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 8 C | 61 mm
(8.8%) | 55 hours
(3.4%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
