This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Fort William 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: | 298 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 0 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 19 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 2346 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 951 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 | 313 mm
(13.3%) | 22 hours
(2.3%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 8 C | 183 mm
(7.8%) | 58 hours
(6.1%) |
| Mar | 2 C | 10 C | 161 mm
(6.9%) | 84 hours
(8.8%) |
| Apr | 4 C | 13 C | 141 mm
(6.0%) | 126 hours
(13.2%) |
| May | 7 C | 16 C | 138 mm
(5.9%) | 154 hours
(16.2%) |
| Jun | 10 C | 18 C | 159 mm
(6.8%) | 124 hours
(13.0%) |
| Jul | 11 C | 19 C | 102 mm
(4.3%) | 97 hours
(10.2%) |
| Aug | 11 C | 19 C | 138 mm
(5.9%) | 116 hours
(12.2%) |
| Sep | 9 C | 17 C | 214 mm
(9.1%) | 77 hours
(8.1%) |
| Oct | 7 C | 13 C | 253 mm
(10.8%) | 48 hours
(5.0%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 10 C | 287 mm
(12.2%) | 27 hours
(2.8%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 8 C | 258 mm
(11.0%) | 18 hours
(1.9%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
