The climate of the United Kingdom, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, is
temperate and humid, with relatively small temperature variations between winter and summer. The weather, however, is variable, with frequent changes from day to day or even in the same day.
Great Britain is an island in Western Europe, and is administratively divided into England, Scotland and Wales. Together with Northern Ireland, it forms the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The average
temperatures at sea level are above freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) also in January, when they hover around 4/5 °C (39/41 °F) in the main cities, and reach 6 °C (43 °F) in the south-western tip of the country; in July, they range from 12 °C (53.5 °F) in northern Scotland to 19 °C (66 °F) in the London area.
Precipitation is frequent throughout the country, but it's more frequent and abundant in the north and in the west. For example, in western Scotland, rainfall reaches 1,500 millimeters (60 inches) per year, and there are about 200 days with rain (that is, more than one day out of two!), while in Manchester, in western England, 800 mm (31.5 in) of rain fall in 141 days, and in Plymouth, on the southwest coast, 1,000 mm (40 in) of rain fall in 142 days. The southeast is less rainy: in London, only 615 mm (24.2 in) of rain fall in a year, however, distributed in no less than 111 days.
See also
Scotland
Wales
England -
London
Northern Ireland
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