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Apologies for the layout here, but I've put this up hastily. Climate is cyclical, and even with accurate data from the period, freak weather is possible, so these are guidelines. Also, weather changes frequently, which is why the English talk about it a lot! It is possible to have heatwaves and deep freezes, but both will be cause for much comment. Snow can happen, particularly on higher ground, but any quantity is unusual, especially near the coast.
England, especially the west and south is washed by the warm Gulf Stream, which moderates the temperatures. The southwest (Penzance and Torquay) are mild in winter. Buxton, inland and elevated, generally has colder winters thaN lower spots. Durham on the northeast coast is statistically colder than Morecambe on the north west coast.
Temperature ranges for London
1761 1819 1988
Jan 19-53 22-53 30-38
Feb 16-56 18-51 35-45
Mar 26-56 23-59 35-47
Apr 38-66 29-68 44-60
May 42-67 25-73 44-66
Jun 49-79 42-78 51-65
Jul 53-76 42-86 56-72
Aug 54-84 43-86 52-68
Sep 42-69 33-82 46-63
Oct 39-63 22-77 48-59
Nov 35-58 21-55 42-52
Dec 31-53 10-56 39-49
Average monthly temperatures for London 1812, along with the highest for the month.
Jan 35 45
Feb 42 50
Mar 39 54
Apr 42 57
May 52 70
Jun 60 77
Jul 60 77
Aug 60 82
Sep 52 70
Oct 52 64
Nov 45 61
Dec 33 50
Ta show regional difference, here are average temperatures from around England from modern times.
Average monthly temps for different places 1988
A Bournemouth B Bradford C Buxton D Cambridge, E Durham F Hastings, G Morecambe H Penzance, I Torquay Click here for map.
The gaps are not mistakes. The data was missing for those locations/months.
Jan 33 32 32 32 32 33 33 40 37
Feb 39 38 36 37 39 38 43 42
Mar 41 39 36 39 40 39 45 43
Apr 50 50 47 37 48 51 51 51
May 52 50 47 50 49 52 53 53
Jun 56 53 51 56 53 57 56 57
Jul 61 59 57 62 59 62 59 60 63
Aug 57 54 54 57 54 60 56 57 57
Sep 52 52 49 54 53 55 54 54 55
Oct 53 50 48 52 50 55 51 55 54
Nov 47 45 43 43 45 49 47 50 50
Dec 43 41 40 42 41 45 43 48 47
In general, the English climate is quite like that of the north west, such as Seattle and Vancouver, so you could check the seasons there to get an idea. Not, incidentally, Victoria on Vancouver Island. That lies in the rain shadow of the Olympics so it has a drier summer.
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