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Weather in · Sunny Intervals · Sunny Intervals

London · Max: 15°C59°F · Max: 13°C55°F
· Sunrise: 06:12 · Sunrise: 06:14
Monday16.03.09 · Wind: NW 7mph · Wind: W 7mph
· Hum: 65% · Hum: 64%
· Press: 1030mB · Press: 1032mB
· Sunny Intervals · Vis: Good · Vis: Good
· Max: 15°C59°F
· Sunrise: 06:10
Sun. Night Sat. Night
· Wind: W 18mph
· Hum: 57%
· Press: 1015mB
· Partly Cloudy · Partly Cloudy
· Vis: Poor
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· Min: 5°C41°F · Min: 12°C54°F
Mon. Night · Sunset: 18:09

Sunshine is delicious, rain is

· Partly Cloudy refreshing, wind braces us
· Min: 11°C52°F up, snow is exhilarating;
· Sunset: 18:04 there is really no such thing
as bad weather, only differ-
ent kinds of good
weather. ~John Ruskin
The Weather in London-
General Features.
You will probably find that the weather is What to wear in London
much better than its reputation. But some We do not expect any particular dress
English people do not heat their homes as code in the school. Most course partici-
much as many other nationalities so make pants tend not to dress formally. Our
sure you bring some warm clothes. There are trainers wear smart casual clothes.
many very nice places to walk in London so When you are sightseeing or shop-
bring some good shoes as well. ping in London you will want to be
comfortable and warm. Most pubs,
Despite being one of the largest cities in
restaurants and theatres do not have
Europe, London is relatively unpolluted. The
an official dress code and you will be
quality of the air in the capital has improved
welcome in your casual clothes. Some
substantially over past decades and the lo-
more prestigious bars and restaurants,
cal government is working hard to lower the
and particularly nightclubs, have a
levels of pollution further still. One of the
smarter dress code. The most com-
policies to help lower pollution concentrates
mon requirement is ‘no trainers’ (no
on reducing traffic. Not many Londoners
sports shoes). Some nightclubs will
take their cars to work, and an increasing
allow you to wear casual clothes dur-
number of people cycle instead.
ing the week, but you may need to be
smarter on Friday and Saturday
London does not usually have very nights. Nightclubs will almost always
hot or very cold weather but it can have a cloakroom where you can leave
change quickly and unpredictably. your coat for a small fee. It tends to
The maximum temperature in sum- be safer to leave your coat in the
mer is usually about 25º to 30ºC cloakroom and better than leaving it at
and in winter the lowest is probably home as it can be very cold waiting for
0º to 3ºC. London does not usually
have much snow. We often have
mild winters and cool summers so
you should be prepared for any-
thing. An umbrella is always useful
although it doesn't rain as much as
people think: on average London
rainfall is about the same as Berlin,
for example - lower than Paris and
significantly lower than Rome!