The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during th: Most of the United Kingdom has a temperate climate, with generally cool temperatures and plentiful rainfall all year round.[136] The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below 0 °C (32 °F) or rising above 30 °C (86 °F).[143] Some parts, away from the coast, of upland England, Wales, Northern Ireland and most of Scotland, experience a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc). Higher elevations in Scotland experience a continental subarctic climate (Dfc) and the mountains experience a tundra climate (ET).[144]