Editing Isle of Wight (section)

===Climate===
Like the rest of the UK, the island has an [[oceanic climate]], but is somewhat milder and sunnier, which makes it a holiday destination. It also has a longer [[growing season]]. [[Ventnor|Lower Ventnor]] and the neighbouring [[Undercliff (Isle of Wight)|Undercliff]] have a particular microclimate, because of their sheltered position south of the downs. The island enjoys 1,800–2,100 hours of sunshine a year.<ref>{{cite web|url-status=dead |url=http://uk.weather.com/weather/climatology/UKXX1881 |title=Isle of Wight Climate Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421204642/http://uk.weather.com/weather/climatology/UKXX1881 |archive-date=21 April 2008  }}</ref> Some years have almost no snow in winter, and only a few days of hard frost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?WMO=03866&CONT=ukuk&LAND=UK&ART=FRT&LEVEL=162&MOD=tab |title=Frost Days data 2000–2008 St Catherine's Point |author=weatheronline.co.uk|access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> The island is in [[Hardiness zone]] 9.<ref name="hardinesszones">{{cite web | year = 1999 | url = http://www.gardenweb.com/zones/europe/ | title = Hardiness Zone Map for Europe | publisher = GardenWeb}}</ref>
{{Weather box|location = Shanklin
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan high C = 8.5
|Feb high C = 8.3
|Mar high C = 9.8
|Apr high C = 12.1
|May high C = 15.0
|Jun high C = 17.3
|Jul high C = 19.4
|Aug high C = 19.9
|Sep high C = 15.4
|Oct high C = 15.0
|Nov high C = 12.1
|Dec high C = 9.5
|Jan low C = 4.8
|Feb low C = 4.3
|Mar low C = 5.4
|Apr low C = 7.0
|May low C = 9.8
|Jun low C = 12.4
|Jul low C = 14.6
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Sep low C = 13.5
|Oct low C = 11.1
|Nov low C = 8.0
|Dec low C = 5.6
|Jan precipitation mm = 76.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 56.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 47.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 46.8
|May precipitation mm = 44.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 42.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 40.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 50.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 57.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 87.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 88.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0
| Jan precipitation days = 12.1
| Feb precipitation days = 10.2
| Mar precipitation days = 9.0
| Apr precipitation days = 8.5
| May precipitation days = 7.5
| Jun precipitation days = 7.0
| Jul precipitation days = 6.6
| Aug precipitation days = 7.8
| Sep precipitation days = 7.9
| Oct precipitation days = 11.8
| Nov precipitation days = 13.5
| Dec precipitation days = 13.2
|Jan sun = 68.2
|Feb sun = 89.8
|Mar sun = 132.9
|Apr sun = 201.4
|May sun = 241.1
|Jun sun = 247.7
|Jul sun = 262.3
|Aug sun = 240.9
|Sep sun = 173.1
|Oct sun = 122.3
|Nov sun = 82.6
|Dec sun = 60.7
|date=1981-2012 averages
|source = Met Office Climate Averages, St Catherines Point, 1991–2020 (Sunshine hours from 1981–2010 stats)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gbzpdrr83 |title=St Catherines Pt. (Isle of Wight) UK climate averages |publisher=Met Office |date= |accessdate=29 June 2022}}</ref>}}