This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Dumfries 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: | 305 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: | 1224 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1398 hours | 1705 hours | 1418 hours | 1655 hours |
Monthly climate averages for this location
| Month | Avg. Minimum temp. | Avg. Maximum temp. | Rainfall | Sunshine hours |
|---|
| Jan | 1 C | 7 C | 119 mm
(9.7%) | 53 hours
(3.8%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 7 C | 93 mm
(7.6%) | 85 hours
(6.1%) |
| Mar | 2 C | 9 C | 83 mm
(6.8%) | 119 hours
(8.5%) |
| Apr | 4 C | 12 C | 83 mm
(6.8%) | 156 hours
(11.2%) |
| May | 7 C | 15 C | 89 mm
(7.3%) | 186 hours
(13.3%) |
| Jun | 10 C | 18 C | 77 mm
(6.3%) | 147 hours
(10.5%) |
| Jul | 11 C | 19 C | 61 mm
(5.0%) | 163 hours
(11.7%) |
| Aug | 11 C | 19 C | 95 mm
(7.8%) | 162 hours
(11.6%) |
| Sep | 10 C | 17 C | 97 mm
(7.9%) | 126 hours
(9.0%) |
| Oct | 7 C | 13 C | 180 mm
(14.7%) | 93 hours
(6.7%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 10 C | 143 mm
(11.7%) | 61 hours
(4.4%) |
| Dec | 1 C | 7 C | 103 mm
(8.4%) | 48 hours
(3.4%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
