British weather is anything but predictable. Winter — December, January, February Brrrr…. Winter is the coldest month in the UK, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing. Our winter is characterised by unsettled, windy and wet weather — which is worse for those living in the Northern and Western parts of the UK. The coldest month of the year in the UK is January, and December sees the least sunshine. Spring is well-known in the UK for its beautiful meadows of spring flowers and blooming, colourful spring garden and is a great time to visit.
On average in the UK, July is the warmest month of the year but June is the sunniest. This is the season with the biggest range of weather conditions — September and October can sometimes feel summery but can equally get pretty chilly. But they agree it is hard to find another country in the world with weather that compares to the UK. Britain is under an area where five main air masses meet. An air mass is a large body of air that has similar temperature and moisture properties throughout.
In the UK they are either polar or tropical, depending on where the air mass originated; they are also divided into maritime or continental, depending on whether the air has passed over land or sea. They come from all directions and can bring all types of weather. When they meet it creates a weather front. The air masses fight it out and the one that wins dictates the weather.
The bigger the difference the worse the weather can be. There is a sixth air mass, the returning Polar Maritime, which is a variation of the Polar Maritime. One more important thing to throw into the mix is the jet stream. It is a high-altitude ribbon of fast-moving air that is associated with weather systems in the UK.
The position of the jet stream can make a huge difference to the type of weather we experience. All in all, it's quite an extraordinary mix of atmospheric conditions battling it out.
Fascinating or frustrating, the layman might argue, but no other country in the world gets the same weather, say experts.
Climate - London England Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours. In London, the capital of Great Britain, the climate is influenced by the ocean and is therefore cool, humid and rainy. Atlantic fronts pass one after the other throughout the year, and bring variable weather , with cloudiness, rains and showers, which alternate, at least in spring and summer, with a few hours of sunshine.
However, the climate is a bit milder than in the rest of Britain: the city is located in the south, and in a relatively sheltered area, called London Basin, between the Chiltern Hills to the north and the North Downs to the south.
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