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Climate in Britain
Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is located off Europe’s northwest coast. The weather in Great Britain is known as unstable and changing from day to day. Climate is cool and mild, with regular rain and clouds; however occasional spells of settled weather happen in every season. Believe it or not, English weather is not always bad!
Great Britain is characterised by long summer days, a consequence of the northerly latitude. The day is eighteen hours long in midsummer in Scotland and twilight can be observed during all night. In winter days are much shorter. The frequent changes of weather are characteristic of all the regions in the country and there are no great differences in weather conditions. The south is somewhat warmer than the north and the west is wetter than the east. Extreme weather conditions occur rarely. The average number of hours of sunshine is greatest in the south and least in the west and north. Snow occurs anywhere in Britain in winter and even in spring but rarely lasts for more than a few days.
England
England has no season when the weather is predictably pleasant. In May, June and October temperatures tend to be cool. In July to September temperatures tend to be higher and days are warm. Because of the influence of the ocean and sea, England has a varied climate. It is difficult to predict weather. The weather conditions in England are temperate maritime. This means temperatures not lower than zero degrees centigrade in winter and not higher than thirty degrees centigrade in summer. The weather is humid and is subject to frequent changes. July is usually the warmest month in England. February is normally the coldest month along the coasts, but inland both January and February are cold.
Wales
Wales suffers fromnotoriously wet weather. The relief of Wales is hilly and it is exposed to south-westerly winds, which bring most of the rains in Britain, and the wet weather is no surprise. The north-east part of Wales is remote from the moderating influence of the ocean and is home to the most extreme temperature readings recorded in Wales. Temperatures fall sharply in winter and rise high in summer. The north coast of Wales has some extraordinary out-of-season heat waves, because of the foehn effect when moist air dries out and warms up. Thus temperatures as 18 degrees centigrade have been measured in January as well as 21 degrees centigrade in November.