The climate of Plymouth (England)
Plymouth is a town in the south western part of England on the border
of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The town has always been an
important military port. Many naval frigates still are anchored in
this port. It´s not exclusively a naval port. Many historic ships also
set sail from this port. Charles Darwin’s Beagle set sail from this
port and the first colonists to America also set sail on the Mayflower
from here. Plymouth’s center was largely destroyed during WWII.
However, the old part of the harbour, The Barbican is still a pleasant
place for going out; here you can meet the local seamen. When the
weather is nice the Hoe is a pleasant place to be. This city park is
situated on the sea and gives you a beautiful view over the North Sea.
Dartmoor National Park is in the vicinity. This rugged nature reserve
is excellent for outdoor activities. Plymouth’s climate is strongly
moderated by the warm current in the sea. Temperatures are higher here
on average. Till late autumn temperatures remain pleasant. However,
Plymouth does get a lot of drizzle. It rains quite often here and for
longer periods of time.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Plymouth
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
8
3
2
20
10
February
8
3
3
16
9
March
10
4
4
17
9
April
12
5
6
15
10
May
15
8
7
15
11
June
18
11
7
13
13
July
20
12
7
12
15
August
19
12
6
14
16
September
17
11
5
15
16
October
14
9
3
17
14
November
11
5
3
19
13
December
9
4
2
19
11
= 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:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
