Rate the climate: Shanklin, Isle of Wight (snow, warm, temperature)

[B87]

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[RWood]

Originally Posted by B87

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Pretty good for the UK, but its sunshine hours (1923 - UK met 1981-2010 means) are significantly lower than anywhere I fancy in this country, and its mean annual temperature no warmer than that of Waimate in South Canterbury, or even Queenstown; 1.6C lower than Motueka.

But I would take it over just about anywhere else in the UK given the sun ranking. Still cloudy in winter by NZ standards.

[istanbulmert]

No summer.Just winter and some spring-like months.
Poor sunshine.
So D for me.

[Joe90]

C. Winter doesn't look like much fun. Summers look nice though, with a decent spell of sunny weather.

June has a cooler maximum than I would have thought, slightly cooler than the mid Autumn maximum here. Is it on the open sea side of the island?

[Weatherfan2]

D-. Too cool and cloudy year round.

[P London]

Originally Posted by Joe90

C. Winter doesn't look like much fun. Summers look nice though, with a decent spell of sunny weather.

June has a cooler maximum than I would have thought, slightly cooler than the mid Autumn maximum here. Is it on the open sea side of the island?

Google maps shows the town along the Southeast coast.

Climates like this would normally get a C but I know by fact that snow is even rarer than London so it gets a D

[miamihurricane555]

It's winters are nice and mild but it never really warms up plus it's winter are very dark and dreary so because i'm in a generous mood i'll give it a C. Normally I'd give it a D though

[Galaxyman]

D. Cold and cloudy with no summers.

[MrMarbles]

C- only because of its mildness and its relatively decent sunshine by British Isles standards. I hate places that have no summers, though.

[Weatherfan2]

Well it does get some summer weather. I went to a holiday camp on the Isle of Wight in summer 1996 and it was baking.