Jun/Jul in Southern England: is the average temp really 15 celcius?

[StageLeft]

That's what one weather site said, but I thought it would be more like 20 or low 20's. What is it normally?

 

[Zim Hosein]

London, United Kingdom 🙂

 

[Snapster]

Depends. Remember we are a small island so weather is very changeable depending where you are. On the coast you'll get 15'C temps atm where central London would be around 21, although it is colder so far this year, should be about 20's at least even on the coast by now.

 

[StageLeft]

Holy craps I didn't realize it was that cold :Q

 

[Bootprint]

find the historical weather here for London.

 

[Snapster]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Holy craps I didn't realize it was that cold :Q

If it weren't for the Gulf Stream we'd be as cold as Scandinavia. 😛 Saying that, Scotland is damn cold all year round.

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: Snapster

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Holy craps I didn't realize it was that cold :Q

If it weren't for the Gulf Stream we'd be as cold as Scandinavia. 😛 Saying that, Scotland is damn cold all year round.

I played rugby with some Scottish guys and if it was 60 degrees F, they be going shirtless.

 

[StageLeft]

thx!

 

[Ophir]

Most Americans don't realize how far north England (and the rest of Europe really is). Look at a globe, England is about 10deg N of NYC; hell, most of Europe (except Spain and Portugal) is north of NYC. Don't know much about weather patterns, etc. but being that far north and an island will have a significant impact on regional weather.

 

[DrPizza]

No wonder the pilgrims left!

 

[imported_Phil]

Yeah, it's been about that temperature for a week or two now. I live on the South Coast, 100yards from the sea.

 

[akubi]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
No wonder the pilgrims left!

hah! :thumbsup:

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Snapster
Depends. Remember we are a small island so weather is very changeable depending where you are. On the coast you'll get 15'C temps atm where central London would be around 21, although it is colder so far this year, should be about 20's at least even on the coast by now.

is there a "summer"?

 

[Monkey muppet]

this is THE summer

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: Snapster
Depends. Remember we are a small island so weather is very changeable depending where you are. On the coast you'll get 15'C temps atm where central London would be around 21, although it is colder so far this year, should be about 20's at least even on the coast by now.

is there a "summer"?

Yeah; it really can get up to mad temperatures sometimes. The other day around the Heathrow stretch of the M25 (circular motorway ("freeway"?) that surrounds London), the car was registering 31C when it was moving at 50mph.