Weather in England?

Question

Ok, so Im looking into going to school in either Cambridge or Oxford.....question, what is the weather like, how much does it rain and snow and what about humidity? Is London similar? I dont exactly know how far away they are from each other.

Answer 1

Hi!

Well. I could tell you a few facts about the weather.

Between Oxford and Cambridge, there is London. But it's a bit to the south. The weather is similar.

In London:

Summer Weather

Summer can be very pleasant with temperatures averaging 18°C (64°F) and often into the low 20s. In recent years London has experienced heatwaves with temperatures well above 30°C (86°F).

Spring and Autumn Weather

Spring and autumn see temperatures of around 11° to 15°C (52 to 59°F). Evenings are lighter for longer with the advent of British Summer Time at the end of March (until end October).

Winter Weather

Typical temperatures for winter are between 2 and 6°C (36 to 43°F). Temperatures don't often drop below freezing and snow isn't common – although February 2007 London experienced a couple of days of snowfall and an army of snowmen popped up all over the city!

Rainfall in London

The number of rainy days (with more than 0.25mm of rainfall) is fairly consistent throughout the year, with between 11 and 15 rainy days every month. Overall rainfall is highest in November and August (64 mm and 59mm respectively) and is lowest in March and April (37mm each).

The weather information I just mentioned about London, is pretty similar to Oxford and Cambridge.

Have a good school year in UK!

TATA!

Answer 2

Come to Oxford - it's the best place in the world - the weather doesn't matter!

Answer 3

the wether there is GREAT !!!!!!!!

its always cloudy and wonderful !!!! during the summer its freezing !!!! well uhm most people would think this is awful but i hate hot wether !!!!! im moving there asap .

Answer 4

The weather in Oxford or Cambridge will be on average a couple of degrees cooler than in London, because they aren't so built up.

Overall it's reasonably warm in Summer and cool in Winter.  The humidity is normally quite low which is good, and you will only have a few days of snow in winter, if that.

And of course there's the rain, there will not be many torrential downpours but many grey, drizzly days if you're used to sunny weather.  When you live here it doesn't matter but people from California or southern Europe are known to get quite depressed by it.

Good luck with your applications, I hope you get into one of the 2 best universities in the world!