Climate
In East Anglia, the warmest time of the year is July and August, when maximum temperatures average around 21 °C (70 °F). The coolest time of the year is January and February, when minimum temperatures average around 1 °C (34 °F) East Anglia's average annual rainfall is about 605 millimetres, with October to January being the wettest months.
| Climate data for East Anglia (1971–2000 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 44.1 (6.7.) |
44.8 (7.1) |
49.8 (9.9) |
54.1 (12.3) |
61.0 (16.1) |
66.2 (19.0) |
71.2 (21.8) |
71.4 (21.9) |
65.5 (18.6) |
57.9 (14.4) |
49.6 (9.8) |
45.7 (7.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 34.0 (1.1) |
33.6 (0.9) |
36.7 (2.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
44.1 (6.7) |
49.3 (9.6) |
53.2 (11.8) |
53.2 (11.8) |
49.8 (9.9) |
44.6 (7.0) |
38.5 (3.6) |
35.8 (2.1) |
42.8 (6.0) |
| Rainfall inches (mm) | 2.102 (53.4) |
1.465 (37.2) |
1.764 (44.8) |
1.783 (45.3) |
1.764 (44.8) |
2.138 (54.3) |
1.811 (46.0) |
1.972 (50.1) |
2.189 (55.6) |
2.323 (59.0) |
2.303 (58.5) |
2.236 (56.8) |
23.85 (605.8) |
| Source: Met Office | |||||||||||||
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