Editing Lake District (section)

== Climate ==
The Lake District's location on the northwest coast of England, coupled with its mountainous geography, makes it the wettest part of England. The UK [[Met Office]] reports average annual [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] of more than {{convert|2000|mm|in|-1|abbr=on}}, but with considerable local variation.

Although the entire region receives above-average rainfall, there is a wide disparity between the amounts of rainfall in the western and eastern lakes, as the Lake District experiences [[relief rainfall]]. [[Seathwaite, Allerdale|Seathwaite, Borrowdale]] is the wettest inhabited place in England with an average of {{convert|3300|mm|in|-1|abbr=on}} of rain a year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/nw|title=UK regional climates|work=Met Office|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003213/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/nw|archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> while nearby [[Sprinkling Tarn]] is even wetter, recording over {{convert|5000|mm|in|-1|abbr=on}} per year;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Visit Cumbria |title=Lake District weather |url=https://www.visitcumbria.com/lake-district-weather/ |website=visitcumbria.com |access-date=17 October 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408073911/https://www.visitcumbria.com/lake-district-weather/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lake District Weatherline |title=Overview of weather |url=https://www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk/ |website=Lake District Weatherline |access-date=17 October 2019 |archive-date=17 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017200553/https://www.lakedistrictweatherline.co.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> by contrast, Keswick, at the lower end of [[Borrowdale]], receives {{convert|1470|mm|in|abbr=on}} every year, and [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]] (just outside the Lake District) only {{convert|870|mm|in|abbr=on}}. March to June tend to be the driest months, with October to January the wettest, but at low levels, there is relatively little difference between months.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}

Although there are [[gale]]s in the sheltered valleys on only five days a year on average, the Lake District is generally very windy: the coastal areas have 20 days of gales, and the fell tops around 100 days of gales per year. The maritime climate means that the Lake District has relatively moderate temperature variations throughout the year. The mean temperature in the valleys ranges from about {{convert|3|°C|°F|0|abbr=on}} in January to around {{convert|15|°C|°F|0|abbr=on}} in July. (By comparison, [[Moscow]], at the same latitude, ranges from {{convert|-10|to|19|C|F|abbr=on}}.)

The relatively low height of most of the fells means that, while snow is expected during the winter, they can be free of snow at any time of the year. Normally, significant snowfall only occurs between November and April. On average, snow falls on [[Helvellyn]] 67 days per year. Snow typically falls on 20 days of the year in the valleys, with a further 200 days with some rain, and 145 completely dry days. Hill fog is common at any time of year, and the fells average only around 2.5 hours of sunshine per day, increasing to around 4.1 hours per day on the coastal plains.

{{Weather box
| location = Keswick, Lake District (1991–2020 averages)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 7.4
| Feb high C = 7.8
| Mar high C = 9.7
| Apr high C = 12.4
| May high C = 15.8
| Jun high C = 18.2
| Jul high C = 19.8
| Aug high C = 19.2
| Sep high C = 17.0
| Oct high C = 13.5
| Nov high C = 10.0
| Dec high C = 7.8
| year high C = 13.2
| Jan mean C = 4.7
| Feb mean C = 4.8
| Mar mean C = 6.3
| Apr mean C = 8.4
| May mean C = 11.3
| Jun mean C = 14.0
| Jul mean C = 15.7
| Aug mean C = 15.3
| Sep mean C = 13.2
| Oct mean C = 10.2
| Nov mean C = 7.1
| Dec mean C = 4.9
| Jan low C = 2.0
| Feb low C = 1.8
| Mar low C = 2.8
| Apr low C = 4.4
| May low C = 6.8
| Jun low C = 9.7
| Jul low C = 11.6
| Aug low C = 11.4
| Sep low C = 9.4
| Oct low C = 6.8
| Nov low C = 4.2
| Dec low C = 1.9
| year low C = 6.1
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 172.5
| Feb precipitation mm = 135.4
| Mar precipitation mm = 114.9
| Apr precipitation mm = 82.8
| May precipitation mm = 81.6
| Jun precipitation mm = 89.9
| Jul precipitation mm = 94.9
| Aug precipitation mm = 120.2
| Sep precipitation mm = 124.4
| Oct precipitation mm = 175.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 188.6
| Dec precipitation mm = 195.2
| year precipitation mm =
| unit precipitation days = 1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 16.8
| Feb precipitation days = 14.3
| Mar precipitation days = 14.1
| Apr precipitation days = 12.5
| May precipitation days = 12.4
| Jun precipitation days = 12.7
| Jul precipitation days = 13.5
| Aug precipitation days = 15.2
| Sep precipitation days = 13.5
| Oct precipitation days = 17.0
| Nov precipitation days = 18.2
| Dec precipitation days = 17.8
| year precipitation days =
| source 1 = [[UK Met Office]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gcty8njjs|title=Keswick (Cumbria) UK climate averages|publisher=[[UK Met Office]]|accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref>
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