This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Cambridge 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: | 318 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: | 551 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1537 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 | 47 mm
(8.5%) | 58 hours
(3.8%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 8 C | 35 mm
(6.4%) | 78 hours
(5.1%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 11 C | 34 mm
(6.2%) | 107 hours
(7.0%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 14 C | 38 mm
(6.9%) | 153 hours
(10.0%) |
| May | 8 C | 18 C | 41 mm
(7.4%) | 185 hours
(12.0%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 22 C | 35 mm
(6.4%) | 196 hours
(12.8%) |
| Jul | 13 C | 24 C | 57 mm
(10.3%) | 188 hours
(12.2%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 23 C | 58 mm
(10.5%) | 177 hours
(11.5%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 21 C | 45 mm
(8.2%) | 157 hours
(10.2%) |
| Oct | 8 C | 16 C | 63 mm
(11.4%) | 110 hours
(7.2%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 11 C | 60 mm
(10.9%) | 76 hours
(4.9%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 8 C | 39 mm
(7.1%) | 52 hours
(3.4%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
