If you're planning anything outdoors in Truro, the Cornish climate is one of the most distinctive in the UK — winters are the mildest on mainland Britain, frost is rare on the coast, and palms grow in sheltered gardens. The trade-off is exposure: Cornwall catches Atlantic systems before anywhere else in England, and 60mph gusts during winter storms are routine. Sunshine hours are among the highest in the country, but rain totals are real too.
Check today's verdict in the app →If you're gardening in Truro, the mildness is the headline — tender and subtropical plants survive here that would die almost anywhere else in mainland UK, and the growing season runs long at both ends. The trade-off is wind exposure and salt-laden air, both of which need shelter that inland gardeners never have to plan for.
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