Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Coventry is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the center of England, in the West Midlands.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4.3 °C (40 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 17.1 °C (63 °F). The lowest record is -18.2 °C (-0.8 °F), recorded in February 1947, the highest is 35.2 °C (95 °F), recorded in July 2019. Here are the average temperatures.
Coventry - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
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| Min (°F) | 36 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 39 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
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amounts to 700 millimeters (27.6 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 45 mm (1.8 in) in the driest month (February) to 70 mm (2.8 in) in the wettest ones (June, August, October). Here is the average precipitation.
Coventry - Average precipitation| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 60 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 70 | 55 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 700 |
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| Prec.(in) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 27.6 |
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| Days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 124 |
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On average, there are around 1,540
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Coventry - Sunshine| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Coventry is the summer, or more generally
from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.