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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.
I wouldn't say very cold. I would say more of a nice cool breeze...
Maybe, but there has been a couple of posts lately, which leave the reader in no doubt as to the unpleasant nature of the English coast in summer.
Well, it's unseasonably cold (frigid 17c max) at the moment, also overcast! But that isn't normal, we would usually expect it to be quite warm with a cool breeze. If you don't like the breeze get a wind trap and you'll probably be bathing in a pleasant 25 degree sun trap!
Le-on-the-Solent is more exposed to winds taking the temp down a bit from Portsmouth. Also, the place isn't in Southsea...
Unfortunately Southsea hasn't reliable data. Solent MRSC is reasonably the official weather station for Portsmouth's area and it is representative of its climate.
Unfortunately Southsea hasn't reliable data. Solent MRSC is reasonably the official weather station for Portsmouth's area and it is representative of its climate.
Ow, that's a little bit of a come down! By the looks of things Southsea did have an official station between 1900-2006, MIDAS station details ... Though this doesn't help suggest that the Southsea Wiki weather table is correct.
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(around 1750+ hours annually)
Where did you get that figure from, if you look around, Bognor Regis has 1920 hours of sunshine, Brighton has around the same, and so does many places on the Isle of Wight...
Well, it's unseasonably cold (frigid 17c max) at the moment, also overcast! But that isn't normal, we would usually expect it to be quite warm with a cool breeze. If you don't like the breeze get a wind trap and you'll probably be bathing in a pleasant 25 degree sun trap!
I don't see how you can get a sea breeze in summer, with the maximum at 17C and overcast. It's the differential that drives the sea breeze.
I record a lot of temperatures manually and just don't see such big differences between the beach and further inland, due to sea breezes. Having such a big difference indicates to me, that the contrasts are rather extreme, and probably very unpleasant.
I don't see how you can get a sea breeze in summer, with the maximum at 17C and overcast. It's the differential that drives the sea breeze.
I record a lot of temperatures manually and just don't see such big differences between the beach and further inland, due to sea breezes. Having such a big difference indicates to me, that the contrasts are rather extreme, and probably very unpleasant.
Fair enough, I wouldn't say the south coasts summers are much different to some New Zealand and Tasmanian coasts?..
E.g. maybe summers in Portsmouth are quite similar to summers in Hobart, Tas?
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