This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Plymouth 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: | 358 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 4 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 20 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 983 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1776 hours | 1705 hours | 1418 hours | 1655 hours |
Monthly climate averages for this location
| Month | Avg. Minimum temp. | Avg. Maximum temp. | Rainfall | Sunshine hours |
|---|
| Jan | 5 C | 9 C | 98 mm
(10.0%) | 69 hours
(3.9%) |
| Feb | 4 C | 9 C | 78 mm
(7.9%) | 95 hours
(5.3%) |
| Mar | 5 C | 10 C | 83 mm
(8.4%) | 111 hours
(6.3%) |
| Apr | 7 C | 13 C | 74 mm
(7.5%) | 184 hours
(10.4%) |
| May | 9 C | 15 C | 76 mm
(7.7%) | 230 hours
(13.0%) |
| Jun | 12 C | 18 C | 53 mm
(5.4%) | 238 hours
(13.4%) |
| Jul | 14 C | 20 C | 79 mm
(8.0%) | 208 hours
(11.7%) |
| Aug | 14 C | 20 C | 46 mm
(4.7%) | 215 hours
(12.1%) |
| Sep | 13 C | 19 C | 36 mm
(3.7%) | 171 hours
(9.6%) |
| Oct | 11 C | 15 C | 140 mm
(14.2%) | 111 hours
(6.3%) |
| Nov | 7 C | 13 C | 118 mm
(12.0%) | 88 hours
(5.0%) |
| Dec | 5 C | 10 C | 103 mm
(10.5%) | 58 hours
(3.3%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
