spread out throughout the year. I've read in posts that this is not
the case in the south of England, where the summer is noticeably
drier.

Jun, July & Aug are the driest months here, but that is typical of a
location near the coast of South West England.

I think further inland and north the summers are wetter, and this could be
due to more convection creating showers and thunderstorms. I am sure the
experts of this newsgroup can explain this better than I can.
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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk