Main Characteristics

Here we look at the main characteristics of the climate of the UK. In general terms, the climate of the UK can be summarised as follows.

Temperature - the south is warmer than the north.

Precipitation - the west and north-west, and more specifically the mountains in these areas are wetter than the lowlands of the east.

Wind - the north and west are generally windier than the south and east, and it is less windy inland than on the coasts, and less windy in low-lying areas than on the tops of hills and mountains.