This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Newcastle upon Tyne 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: | 313 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 2 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 20 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 602 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1565 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 | 43 mm
(7.1%) | 56 hours
(3.6%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 8 C | 48 mm
(8.0%) | 89 hours
(5.7%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 10 C | 39 mm
(6.5%) | 115 hours
(7.3%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 12 C | 48 mm
(8.0%) | 163 hours
(10.4%) |
| May | 8 C | 16 C | 37 mm
(6.1%) | 217 hours
(13.9%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 19 C | 55 mm
(9.1%) | 187 hours
(11.9%) |
| Jul | 12 C | 21 C | 52 mm
(8.6%) | 191 hours
(12.2%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 20 C | 69 mm
(11.5%) | 174 hours
(11.1%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 18 C | 40 mm
(6.6%) | 142 hours
(9.1%) |
| Oct | 8 C | 14 C | 75 mm
(12.5%) | 94 hours
(6.0%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 11 C | 44 mm
(7.3%) | 75 hours
(4.8%) |
| Dec | 3 C | 8 C | 51 mm
(8.5%) | 62 hours
(4.0%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
