Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
FIG
3.
Three Cliff Bay, voted 'one of the five best views in Britain' by the readers of
Country Life
magazine.
(Harold Grenfell)
the Gower Society for Figures
The weather is also benign and Gower avoids most extremes of heat or cold. Mild winters and cool
summers combine to produce a long growing season of over 320 days per year. The closeness to the sea
is important as it acts like a blanket in winter, keeping the coast milder than inland, with sea temperatures
rangingfromanaverageof9°CinFebruaryto17°CinJuly.Theshelterfromcoldnortherlywindsoffered
by the coalfield plateau, the Carmarthen Fans and the Brecon Beacons means there is little snowfall over
Gower. When snow does fall it seldom covers the ground, and when it does fall thick enough and long
