What is the climate of East England?

Question

Anyone know what the background climate of the East of England is?

Answer 1

OVERVIEW
Warm summers, cool winters, moderate rainfall at any time.

DETAILS
The weather in the UK arrives predominatly from the southwest and comes in off the Atlantic. It's the proximity to the ocean that determines the weather in England and one of the most important factors is the Atlantic Conveyor. This ocean current brings warm tropical waters from the Caribbean to the shores of the UK and ensures it has a warmer than average climate given it's northerly latitude.

The west of England tends to be hilly, thus, by the time the air masses reach the east of the country thay have already deposited much of their rain. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the whole year with no marked wet or dry season.

Typically 30 to 60mm (1¼ to 2½ inches) precipitation falls per month with precipitation falling on average one day in four throughout the year. Consequently, you should be prepared for rain at any time of the year. Rainfall itself tends to be light to moderate and rarely lasts for more than a few hours.

Most years there is some snowfall in the East of England with January and February being the most likely months. These snowfalls are usually short lived and quite often the snow will melt in a matter of hours or two/three days at the most. Occasionally there are exceptions, if a mass of Arctic air moves across the UK it can bring with it very cold conditions and snowfall can remain on the ground for several days at a time, occasionally causing traffic disruption.

Temperature wise, the highest temps occur in the summer months with peaks of 15 or 16°C (59 to 61°F) in July and August. In summer daytime highs reach 21°C (71°F) and night-time lows fall to 11°C (52°F). The coldest months are Jan and Feb, temps average 3°C (37°F) with daytime highs and lows of 6°C (43°F) and 1°C (34°F). These are the average figures, temps between 25 and 30°C (77 and 86°F) are usually experienced for a few days each summer and winter lows can drop to -5°C (23°F).

Because of England's northern latitude it has longer days in summer than in winter. Typically 17 hours of daylight in mid June and 8 hours daylight in mid December. Sunshine levels are therefore considerably higher in the summer months and average out at approx 50 hours per week compared to approx 12 hours per week in December.

Visibility tends to be good, fog is fairly infrequent and generally disperses quickly when it does arrive. Winds are generally light to moderate. Damaging winds are uncommon although they do occur from time to time.

The UK as a whole is protected from the most extreme weather events and doesn't suffer from the devastating hurricanes, tornadoes, ice-storms, snowfalls etc that affect other countries.

Answer 2

Yep - sure do, I grew up in Norfolk. It is pleasant in spring and summer, damp and grey or alternately cool and sunny in autumn and can be damn chilly in winter, because the whole area is flat and the wind comes right off the North Sea. But it is a lovely area and Norwich is a wonderful city, full of history. There are some great beaches in North Norfolk too.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Dryer/more continental - traditionally colder winters, hotter summers.than rest of UK.
(but havnt had significant amounts of snow for several years.)
Can get northerly winds straight from the North pole.

today it is damp & grey overcast.

Answer 5

it is not better than in England and Ireland or the coastal areas on the border of the channel

Answer 6

tisc tisc!