South of England

Seanachai · 03-08-2019 05:48PM #1

Does anybody here come from the South of England or maybe lived there for a while?, I've heard that the climate is marginally better there than here. That it's almost like a French climate.

odyssey06 · 03-08-2019 05:51PM

It has a French climate except it's not the French climate you are thinking of e.g. Provence, wine and olive oil country and sun sun sun.
It's Normandy and Brittany, cows and cider and cream.

You want the Isles of Scilly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isles_of_Scilly

Thelonious Monk · 03-08-2019 05:52PM

Seanachai wrote: »

Does anybody here come from the South of England or maybe lived there for a while?, I've heard that the climate is marginally better there than here. That it's almost like a French climate.

Its way better. You get an actual summer with temps in the mid 20s and sunshine and the odd heatwave here and there. I am talking from experience spending a few summers in london. Would be way too hot for Irish people who seem to lose the will to live if its over 14c with the stifling humidity and feckin heat.

Guy:Incognito · 03-08-2019 05:52PM

Might be a french climate if all of france had the same climate.

gozunda · 03-08-2019 05:54PM

Seanachai wrote: »

Does anybody here come from the South of England or maybe lived there for a while?, I've heard that the climate is marginally better there than here. That it's almost like a French climate.

For sure. In Kent and any surrounding countries - they are 16th century wooden houses still in existence. Houses made of the same materials in Ireland, rotted and fell over into the bog many centuries ago.

They grow grain and grapes there without many of the issues which are experienced by growers here. Soft living by all accounts ...

Harry Palmr · 03-08-2019 06:00PM

Sure the distance between England and France is about 20 minutes drive so the Channel at that point is no hindrance to the heat overspill.

Alas the Channel/Celtic Sea/Irish Sea ****s us up!

Actually I do not want 40C thank you.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 03-08-2019 06:00PM

Scilly Isles have the best summers in Britain.

Spanish Eyes · 03-08-2019 06:07PM

Climate in South UK is probably a bit warmer than our own.

Why are you asking? Is it holidays or a relocation?

03-08-2019 06:31PM

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Its way better. You get an actual summer with temps in the mid 20s and sunshine and the odd heatwave here and there. I am talking from experience spending a few summers in london. Would be way too hot for Irish people who seem to lose the will to live if its over 14c with the stifling humidity and feckin heat.

London is slightly different though innit bruv.

The buildings absorb heat and then radiate it. find summer nights in London can be stifling. Lived there for years as well, as a student, and often couldn't get a good night's sleep in summers.

Mad_maxx · 03-08-2019 07:06PM

Seanachai wrote: »

Does anybody here come from the South of England or maybe lived there for a while?, I've heard that the climate is marginally better there than here. That it's almost like a French climate.

The only part of the UK with a climate as disappointing as ours is Scotland, south of England is completely different

Seanachai · 03-08-2019 07:31PM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Climate in South UK is probably a bit warmer than our own.

Why are you asking? Is it holidays or a relocation?

I'm seriously considering relocation, it's seems like a petty reason but I'm sick of the grey skies here, it's messing with my moods.

Seanachai · 03-08-2019 07:32PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

London is slightly different though innit bruv.

The buildings absorb heat and then radiate it. find summer nights in London can be stifling. Lived there for years as well, as a student, and often couldn't get a good night's sleep in summers.

I'm struggling with the nightime heat in Dublin, so London sounds like a no-no for sure

Samuel T. Cogley · 03-08-2019 07:37PM

Coming from a small city in the South East it can be very pleasant indeed, on a summer evening, sitting in a nice pub garden.

Bobblehats · 03-08-2019 07:40PM

The people in those conditions want to trade places with you. They come here and say that it’s perfect. Stop whining

Panthro · 03-08-2019 07:53PM

I live in Cornwall and it's super fackin sunny.
I have postcards on the walls with pictures of rain for when I'm homesick.
But yeah. Lovely spot. If we could only stop the English coming down for their holidays it'd be fantastic altogether.

Bobblehats · 03-08-2019 07:55PM

Land of extremes. From 30+ temperatures to flash floods and hailstones the size of pickled onions

biko · 03-08-2019 08:16PM

It's green and pleasant.

04-08-2019 12:16AM

It is definitely warmer than here (I mean Dublin) but the south of England is a prettt large area. Where are you thinking of?

Capt'n Midnight · 04-08-2019 01:25AM

The Channel Islands would have a French climate

Purple Mountain · 04-08-2019 01:37AM

I spend a bit of time in Surrey and come Easter, there's a noticeable difference between there and here in terms of temperature.
It's less damp too.
The summer months have a lovely balmy warm air.

dd973 · 04-08-2019 02:03AM

Boring people, boring accent, give me the Scousers and the Mancs any day of the week, more like us and better craic, in fact most of them were us pre 1847.

Purple Mountain · 04-08-2019 02:07AM

dd973 wrote: »

Boring people, boring accent, give me the Scousers and the Mancs any day of the week, more like us and better craic, in fact most of them were us pre 1847.

True but you have the grey skies and p*ssy drizzle up there, same as here.

SharpshooterTom · 04-08-2019 02:44AM

July/August average temps

Belfast - 19C
Dublin - 20C
London - 23C

Let's not exaggerate too much, it's warmer, but not significantly so.

budgie412 · 04-08-2019 02:45AM

Its warm in the summer, chilly in the winter. What more do you want

complicit · 04-08-2019 03:49AM

The South East and East Anglia get brilliant weather, hardly any rain, long hot summers, balmy evenings as another poster said. It is one of the dryest places in Europe in terms of annual rainfall.
Hardly any clouds - lots of blue skies year round .

SharpshooterTom · 04-08-2019 04:19AM

complicit wrote: »

The South East and East Anglia get brilliant weather, hardly any rain, long hot summers, balmy evenings as another poster said. It is one of the dryest places in Europe in terms of annual rainfall.
Hardly any clouds - lots of blue skies year round .

Eh? It averages 23C, only 3C higher than Dublin does.

With the exception of a brief heatwave, the vast majority of the summer in London has been sh1te.

London Forecast:
4th August - 26C
5th August - 23C
6th August - 22C
7th August - 22C
8th August - 23C
9th August - 24C
10th August - 23C
11th August - 22C
12th August - 21C

The way some of you talk about it as if its Barbados.

Balanadan · 04-08-2019 09:56AM

Seanachai wrote: »

Does anybody here come from the South of England or maybe lived there for a while?, I've heard that the climate is marginally better there than here. That it's almost like a French climate.

The weather is much nicer there.

Balanadan · 04-08-2019 09:59AM

dd973 wrote: »

Boring people, boring accent, give me the Scousers and the Mancs any day of the week, more like us and better craic, in fact most of them were us pre 1847.

People from the South of England are the best craic m8.

klaaaz · 04-08-2019 10:01AM

complicit wrote: »

The South East and East Anglia get brilliant weather, hardly any rain, long hot summers, balmy evenings as another poster said. It is one of the dryest places in Europe in terms of annual rainfall.
Hardly any clouds - lots of blue skies year round .

It's overpopulated with frequent water shortages.

padd b1975 · 04-08-2019 10:03AM

Panthro wrote: »

I live in Cornwall and it's super fackin sunny.
I have postcards on the walls with pictures of rain for when I'm homesick.
But yeah. Lovely spot. If we could only stop the English coming down for their holidays it'd be fantastic altogether.

Strange place Cornwall.

loalae · 04-08-2019 10:06AM

I moved to Kent in July 2014 and was surprised at how lovely the weather was. You can pretty much rely on it being warm from May to September with some hot days or heatwaves in June July and August. There's much less rain than Ireland all year and when it does rain it comes straight down and not that sideways stuff we get in Ireland.

Ireland is much better craic though and people are friendlier and more open to new people. I miss home!

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