This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Stornoway 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: | 317 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 16 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 1408 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1168 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 | 7 C | 174 mm
(12.4%) | 35 hours
(3.0%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 7 C | 119 mm
(8.5%) | 65 hours
(5.6%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 8 C | 100 mm
(7.1%) | 113 hours
(9.7%) |
| Apr | 4 C | 11 C | 95 mm
(6.7%) | 151 hours
(12.9%) |
| May | 6 C | 13 C | 79 mm
(5.6%) | 178 hours
(15.2%) |
| Jun | 9 C | 15 C | 94 mm
(6.7%) | 133 hours
(11.4%) |
| Jul | 10 C | 16 C | 81 mm
(5.8%) | 113 hours
(9.7%) |
| Aug | 11 C | 17 C | 91 mm
(6.5%) | 134 hours
(11.5%) |
| Sep | 9 C | 15 C | 129 mm
(9.2%) | 108 hours
(9.2%) |
| Oct | 7 C | 12 C | 157 mm
(11.2%) | 71 hours
(6.1%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 10 C | 148 mm
(10.5%) | 41 hours
(3.5%) |
| Dec | 3 C | 8 C | 143 mm
(10.2%) | 27 hours
(2.3%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
