This page summarises the climate for growing fruit trees in the Ashford 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: | 323 days | 332 days | 307 days | 340 days |
| Average minimum temperatures: | 2 C | 2 C | 1 C | 3 C |
| Average maximum temperatures: | 23 C | 23 C | 19 C | 21 C |
| Rainfall: | 743 mm | 656 mm | 684 mm | 1022 mm |
| Sunshine hours: | 1738 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 | 70 mm
(9.4%) | 66 hours
(3.8%) |
| Feb | 2 C | 8 C | 65 mm
(8.7%) | 78 hours
(4.5%) |
| Mar | 3 C | 10 C | 51 mm
(6.9%) | 113 hours
(6.5%) |
| Apr | 5 C | 14 C | 46 mm
(6.2%) | 177 hours
(10.2%) |
| May | 8 C | 17 C | 57 mm
(7.7%) | 207 hours
(11.9%) |
| Jun | 11 C | 21 C | 36 mm
(4.8%) | 233 hours
(13.4%) |
| Jul | 13 C | 23 C | 53 mm
(7.1%) | 224 hours
(12.9%) |
| Aug | 13 C | 23 C | 70 mm
(9.4%) | 214 hours
(12.3%) |
| Sep | 11 C | 20 C | 49 mm
(6.6%) | 171 hours
(9.8%) |
| Oct | 9 C | 16 C | 93 mm
(12.5%) | 123 hours
(7.1%) |
| Nov | 5 C | 12 C | 72 mm
(9.7%) | 82 hours
(4.7%) |
| Dec | 2 C | 8 C | 81 mm
(10.9%) | 51 hours
(2.9%) |
This weather data is mostly derived from averages for the period 2001-2006.
