The climate of the Pennines (England)
The Pennines are located in the northern half of England. The mountain
range runs through central England. It starts in the north end ends in
the Midlands. The area is about 402 kilometers long and it highest
peak is at 893 meters. Several rivers rise here. The area consists of
peat, hills and rugged peaks. A varying landscape interrupted by
Hadrian’s Wall. This wall was built by the Romans to keep out the
violent Celts.
The mountain range has a sea climate with mild winters and moderate
summers. Because the wind usually comes from the west the western side
of the mountains is the wettest. The difference in precipitation
between the eastern side and the western side is about 200 millimeters
per year. Because warm wind from the sea suddenly has to rise there is
much rain.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for the Pennines Please, note that local deviations may occur
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
6
1
2
19
n/a
February
7
1
2
16
n/a
March
8
2
3
18
n/a
April
11
4
5
15
n/a
May
16
6
6
16
n/a
June
18
9
6
15
n/a
July
19
11
5
15
n/a
August
19
11
5
16
n/a
September
16
9
4
18
n/a
October
13
7
3
18
n/a
November
9
3
2
19
n/a
December
7
1
1
18
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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