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The area is quite sunny in comparison to much of mainland Britain. Winters are chilly and dull, Springs cool but fair, summers fair and quite warm and Autumn is mild but wet and quite dull.
What do you rate this climate?
I like the higher sunshine stats and milder winters.. but it takes too long to warm up and summer temperatures are not as good as inland.. lows are better though.
C- from me
Question - what makes the south coast of England sunnier than inland areas in summer? 262 hours in July is more than cities such as NYC (when you take into effect the measurement methods of sun data)
I like the higher sunshine stats and milder winters.. but it takes too long to warm up and summer temperatures are not as good as inland.. lows are better though.
C- from me
Question - what makes the south coast of England sunnier than inland areas in summer? 262 hours in July is more than cities such as NYC (when you take into effect the measurement methods of sun data)
The West Sussex coast, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands are all similar, and the rest of the South Coast is a little lower, but still between 1750-1900 hours. I think it has something to do with the wind keeping cloud of the coasts. Also If you go more inland heat tends to produce more cloud in the summer. But thats more of an educated guess.
Also if you go slightly more inland sunshine hours become lower, for example Southampton is only slightly more inland and has something like 1680 hours.
Winters (February average 5.5°C) are quite mild and rainy, while summers (August average 17.9°C) are definetely too cool and not summery enough. It is too dull and gloomy, but less than other areas of the UK (around 1750+ hours annually).
C- for me. Sounds like the best climate in the UK, but it has been mentioned that summer sea breezes on the English coast are very cold, so that brings down the grade quite a bit.
Winters (February average 5.5°C) are quite mild and rainy, while summers (August average 17.9°C) are definetely too cool and not summery enough. It is too dull and gloomy, but less than other areas of the UK (around 1750+ hours annually).
Le-on-the-Solent is more exposed to winds taking the temp down a bit from Portsmouth. Also, the place isn't in Southsea...
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