Editing London Borough of Sutton (section)

== Climate ==
Sutton has a [[temperate]] climate in common with most areas of Great Britain, it is similar to that of [[Greenwich]] in [[Inner London]]: its [[Humid temperate climate|Köppen climate classification]] is ''Cfb''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Its mean annual temperature of 9.6 [[Celsius|°C]] is similar to that experienced throughout the Weald, and slightly cooler than nearby areas such as the Sussex coast and [[central London]].<ref name="temperature">{{cite web|year=2001 |url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif |title=Mean Temperature Annual Average |publisher=[[Met Office]] |access-date=22 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828101340/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif |archive-date=28 August 2013 }}</ref> Rainfall is considerably below England's average (1971–2000) level of 838&nbsp;mm, and every month is drier overall than the England average.<ref name="rainmean">{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/england.html |title=Met Office: averages 1971–2000 |access-date=22 August 2007 |publisher=Met Office |year=2007 |work=Met Office website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605024000/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/areal/england.html |archive-date=5 June 2011 }}</ref>

The nearest weather station is at [http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGKK.html Gatwick Airport].<ref>{{Cite web |title=LONDON/GATWICK AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM Weather History and Climate Data |url=http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N51W000+2100+03776W |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.worldclimate.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=LONDON/GATWICK AIRPORT, UNITED KINGDOM Weather History and Climate Data |url=http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N51W000+4104+03776W |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=www.worldclimate.com}}</ref>