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The climate of the Lake District (England)
The Lake District is an area in the north west of England. The area was formed during the last Ice Age. With the withdrawal of the glaciers high hills and deep valleys with lakes were formed. This gives the landscape its rugged and untamed character. The highest summits in England can be found in the Lake District. The highest summit is Scafell Pike at 978 meters. The beautiful scenery and the overwhelming landscape make this a beloved destination. The situation in combination with the lakes and altitude make this one of the wettest areas in England. About 2,000 millimeters of annual precipitation falls on average. The total amount differs from place to place. Seathwaite gets about 3,100 millimeters and Keswick only 1,407 millimeters of precipitation. There are large differences within the region. The differences are caused by your location towards the summits and lakes. At higher altitudes snow is not uncommon. During the winter there will be snow on the highest peaks for about 60 days. Extreme weather conditions are uncommon. However, the high humidity figures explain why foggy conditions frequently occur.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for the Lake District
Please, note that local deviations may occur

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 6 1 2 21 n/a
February 6 1 2 16 n/a
March 8 2 3 18 n/a
April 11 4 5 15 n/a
May 15 6 6 16 n/a
June 17 9 6 15 n/a
July 19 11 5 15 n/a
August 19 11 5 17 n/a
September 16 9 4 18 n/a
October 13 7 3 19 n/a
November 9 3 2 20 n/a
December 7 1 1 20 n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.

 

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