This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Peterborough 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: | 315 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 23 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 589 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1586 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 | 38 mm
(6.5%) | 61 hours
(3.8%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 8 C | 34 mm
(5.8%) | 82 hours
(5.2%) |
| Mar | 2 C | 11 C | 37 mm
(6.3%) | 108 hours
(6.8%) |
| Apr | 4 C | 14 C | 46 mm
(7.8%) | 157 hours
(9.9%) |
| May | 7 C | 17 C | 51 mm
(8.7%) | 200 hours
(12.6%) |
| Jun | 10 C | 21 C | 31 mm
(5.3%) | 198 hours
(12.5%) |
| Jul | 12 C | 23 C | 71 mm
(12.1%) | 200 hours
(12.6%) |
| Aug | 12 C | 23 C | 68 mm
(11.5%) | 180 hours
(11.3%) |
| Sep | 10 C | 20 C | 44 mm
(7.5%) | 158 hours
(10.0%) |
| Oct | 8 C | 16 C | 70 mm
(11.9%) | 108 hours
(6.8%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 11 C | 55 mm
(9.3%) | 79 hours
(5.0%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 8 C | 43 mm
(7.3%) | 56 hours
(3.5%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
