This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Swansea 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: | 339 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 3 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 20 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 1121 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1568 hours | 1705 hours | 1418 hours | 1655 hours |
Monthly climate averages for this location
| Month | Avg. Minimum temp. | Avg. Maximum temp. | Rainfall | Sunshine hours |
|---|
| Jan | 4 C | 9 C | 99 mm
(8.8%) | 65 hours
(4.1%) |
| Feb | 3 C | 8 C | 93 mm
(8.3%) | 89 hours
(5.7%) |
| Mar | 4 C | 10 C | 80 mm
(7.1%) | 109 hours
(7.0%) |
| Apr | 6 C | 13 C | 82 mm
(7.3%) | 162 hours
(10.3%) |
| May | 9 C | 16 C | 99 mm
(8.8%) | 199 hours
(12.7%) |
| Jun | 12 C | 19 C | 51 mm
(4.5%) | 207 hours
(13.2%) |
| Jul | 14 C | 21 C | 71 mm
(6.3%) | 180 hours
(11.5%) |
| Aug | 14 C | 21 C | 66 mm
(5.9%) | 191 hours
(12.2%) |
| Sep | 12 C | 19 C | 59 mm
(5.3%) | 148 hours
(9.4%) |
| Oct | 10 C | 15 C | 159 mm
(14.2%) | 94 hours
(6.0%) |
| Nov | 6 C | 12 C | 134 mm
(12.0%) | 68 hours
(4.3%) |
| Dec | 4 C | 9 C | 127 mm
(11.3%) | 56 hours
(3.6%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
