Climate
As with the rest of the British Isles and the midlands, Coventry experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest Met Office weather station is Coundon/ Coventry Bablake. Temperature extremes recorded in Coventry range from −18.2 °C (−0.8 °F) in February 1947, to 35.1 °C (95.2 °F) in August 1990. The lowest temperature reading of recent years was −10.8 °C (12.6 °F) during December 2010.
| Climate data for Coundon/Bablake 89m asl, 1971-2000, Extremes 1890- | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−5 (23.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.409) |
44.3 (1.744) |
50.6 (1.992) |
49.3 (1.941) |
50.8 (2) |
56.9 (2.24) |
49.5 (1.949) |
66.3 (2.61) |
59.0 (2.323) |
59.4 (2.339) |
58.0 (2.283) |
62.3 (2.453) |
667.6 (26.283) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.1 | 68.2 | 100.3 | 138.1 | 193.6 | 176.5 | 200.1 | 186.6 | 135.9 | 103.7 | 66.9 | 48.2 | 1,473.2 |
| Source: Bablake weather station | |||||||||||||
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