This document summarizes Britain's climate, including typical temperatures in summer and winter, annual rainfall amounts, regional differences, and factors influencing temperatures and precipitation. Britain has cool summers between 13-17°C, mild winters between 4-7°C, and annual rainfall of 600-2000mm. The west coast experiences warmer and wetter conditions than the east. Latitude, proximity to the sea, ocean currents, prevailing wind patterns, and elevation contribute to Britain's regional climate variations.

1. Britain’s CLIMATE –
a description
• Cool summers 13 / 17*C
• Mild winters
4 / 7 *C
• Wet 600 – 2000 mms

2. British TEMPERATURES in WINTER
WEST
EAST
MILD
COLD

3. British TEMPERATURES in SUMMER
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4. British ANNUAL RAINFALL totals
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5. NORTH WEST
NORTH EAST
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SOUTH WEST
SOUTH EAST
Warm summers
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Mild winters
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Wet
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6. Britain’s Climate REGIONS
WET
DRY

7. Britain’s CLIMATE – An explanation
Temperatures
in SUMMER
Sun is higher in
the sky in
summer
Places in the
south are
warmer
Hotter
Colder
The reason is the latitude

8. Temperatures in the winter
Distance
from the
sea
Places in the
west are
warmer
As they are
nearer the
Atlantic
Ocean
And the warm ocean current the
North Atlantic Drift

9. Where the wind comes from affects the weather
We usually get westerly winds which are WET

10. High hills are colder and wetter
The hills are in the west e.g. in Wales