Hello guys.
So it’s my first post today. I have come across this site because of my interest in the weather and climate, and I noticed that nowhere in the north east England region seems to have been featured yet in the “rate the climate” threads.
So I thought I would ask you guys to rate the town of Tynemouth in the north-east of England as I have been there quite a few times as it’s the area where my mum grew up.
Here is an extract I found on Wikipedia:
Tynemouth has a very moderated oceanic climate heavily influenced by its position adjacent to the North Sea. As a result of this, summer highs are subdued and according to the Met Office 1981–2010 data around 18*°C (64*°F). As a consequence of its marine influence, winter lows especially are very mild for a Northern English location. Sunshine levels of 1515 hours per annum are in the normal range for the coastal North East, which is also true for the relatively low amount of precipitation at 597.2 millimetres (23.51*in).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tynemouth#Climate
Average Temps
Jan: 7/2
Feb: 7/2
Mar: 9/3
Apr: 10/5
May: 13/7
Jun: 16/10
Jul: 18/12
Aug: 18/12
Sep: 16/10
Oct: 13/8
Nov: 10/5
Dec: 6/3
Average annual high: 12.1
Average annual low: 6.7
This climate gets a lot of fog, especially in spring with an easterly wind and this results in very chilly temperatures in the spring. Autumn is much warmer as the North Sea has warmed up by then.
I went on holiday here at the end of May last year and well most of the country was hot and sunny with thunderstorms it was cold and foggy here for a few days with temperatures struggling to get above 12 or 13° and with that cold easterly wind coming off the North Sea it felt more like winter! Brrrrrr... I dread to think how it must feel up there with an easterly wind coming off the sea in winter! :O The last two days were much warmer and sunnier with temperatures around 17 or 18°.
I have been on holiday there in August in past years but I never remember anything particularly warm, it is always quite cool or even chilly there even in the middle of summer and heat waves are rare so this would be a great climate for anyone who hates hot weather.
The average sea temperature in winter is around 8°C and the average sea temperature in summer is around 13°C. So you have to be the very brave type if you want to go swimming!
So as you can see, it is generally cool or chilly throughout the year thanks to being right next to the cold North Sea. However, it is also very dry as it is well to the east of the Pennines so not much rain gets through. It’s rainfall levels are similar to many places down in the south-east, though with much lower temperatures.
As it is a coastal climate, is it is relatively sunny (by British standards) with around 1500 hours per year, thanks to less convection on sunny days so less clouds bubble up.
Also, looking at the climate chart, it appears that December is the coldest month, which is very unusual, usually January or February is the coldest month for places in the Northern Hemisphere. Not sure why that is.
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