This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Portree 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: | 315 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 17 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 1957 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1160 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 | 228 mm
(11.7%) | 36 hours
(3.1%) |
| Feb | 1 C | 7 C | 143 mm
(7.3%) | 65 hours
(5.6%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 9 C | 134 mm
(6.8%) | 115 hours
(9.9%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 11 C | 122 mm
(6.2%) | 151 hours
(13.0%) |
| May | 6 C | 14 C | 105 mm
(5.4%) | 174 hours
(15.0%) |
| Jun | 9 C | 16 C | 119 mm
(6.1%) | 129 hours
(11.1%) |
| Jul | 11 C | 17 C | 96 mm
(4.9%) | 121 hours
(10.4%) |
| Aug | 11 C | 17 C | 117 mm
(6.0%) | 134 hours
(11.6%) |
| Sep | 9 C | 15 C | 203 mm
(10.4%) | 109 hours
(9.4%) |
| Oct | 7 C | 12 C | 223 mm
(11.4%) | 68 hours
(5.9%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 9 C | 256 mm
(13.1%) | 33 hours
(2.8%) |
| Dec | 3 C | 7 C | 211 mm
(10.8%) | 26 hours
(2.2%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
