Band 6+: The graph and table below show the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the average monthly temperatures, while the table graph compares the popularity of different tupes of annual hours among sunshine in London, New- York, and Sydney. Overall, New York and London have similar temperature patterns, with hottest summer and coldest winter. The number of annual hours is highest in New York, followed by Sydney and London.

Looking at first, the proportion of warm months in New York increases sharply from around 5 °C in January to a peak of about 30°C in July, before a smilar pattern can be seen in London, where the temperature rises gradually from 7°C in January to around 20°C in July, followed by a decline to below 10°C in December.

In contrast, the temperature in Sydney is highest at the beginning of the year, at around 25°C and it drops steadily to about 15°C in July before rising again towards December, the number of annual sunshine in New York is 2,535 , followed by Sydney with 2, 473 . London records the lowest figure, at only 1, 180 per year.