The Lake District’s
protected valleys have gale force winds on average 5 days out of the
year, while the coastal areas receive 20 days of gale force winds annually
and the fell tops receive up to 100 days of gale force winds every year.
The commonly low
height of most of the Lake District’s fells means that, even though
there is snowfall expected during winter, they are free from snow any
time throughout the year. Normally considerable snowfall only occurs
from November through April at the peak of winter. The average snow
fall on Helvellyn is around 67 days of the year. Right through the year
the Lake District’s valleys usually have 20 days of snowfall,
200 days of rainfall and 145 dry days.
Hill fog is a common
occurrence any time all through the year and the fells on average barely
receive approximately 2,5 hours of sunshine a day, while this increases
to around 4,1 hours of sunshine a day on the coastal plains.
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