This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Birmingham 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: | 307 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 1 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 21 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 768 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1560 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 | 53 mm
(6.9%) | 57 hours
(3.7%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 7 C | 51 mm
(6.6%) | 81 hours
(5.2%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 10 C | 52 mm
(6.8%) | 110 hours
(7.1%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 13 C | 69 mm
(9.0%) | 154 hours
(9.9%) |
| May | 8 C | 16 C | 64 mm
(8.3%) | 197 hours
(12.6%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 20 C | 54 mm
(7.0%) | 209 hours
(13.4%) |
| Jul | 13 C | 22 C | 62 mm
(8.1%) | 195 hours
(12.5%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 21 C | 69 mm
(9.0%) | 180 hours
(11.5%) |
| Sep | 10 C | 19 C | 52 mm
(6.8%) | 155 hours
(9.9%) |
| Oct | 8 C | 14 C | 110 mm
(14.3%) | 103 hours
(6.6%) |
| Nov | 4 C | 10 C | 63 mm
(8.2%) | 68 hours
(4.4%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 7 C | 68 mm
(8.9%) | 52 hours
(3.3%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
