The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities.

The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities.
The data gives information about how the average
temperature
changes each month and about the amount of hours the sun is rising in a year in
London
, New
York
and
Sydney
Firstly
, it appears clear that for the first part of the year, up until May,
Sydney
, being in the south hemisphere, where is summer season, is much warmer than
London
and New
York
.
However
, as it can be seen, the
temperature
in
Sydney
moderately decreases, going down from 25
degrees
in January to 20 in May,
whereas
it increases in both
London
, from around 10
degrees
to 20
at the end
of May, and New
York
, whose climate varies progressively from below 5
degrees
to 20 at the beginning of the same month.
Moreover
, it is noticeable that the
temperature
in
London
and New
York
keeps rising until the middle of July
,
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when it reaches its peak. In fact, there are approximately 30
degrees
in the Big Apple by
then
,
while
the British capital seems to be 5
degrees
cooler.
On the other hand
, the
temperature
in
Sydney
continues to decline until its minimum of around 15
degrees
in the central days of July. After that, the
temperature
drops again gradually in the American and European cities.
In contrast
, it goes up in the Australian capital.
Finally
, the table suggests that
London
, with 1180 of sunshine per year, is, on average, way less sunny than New
York
and
Sydney
, whose total annual hours of sun exposure are quite similar.
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