Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Leeds weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Leeds, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 37°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -13°C on 1981-12-19.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
14°C2015-01-09
-4°C1987-01-12
11°C2022-01-01
-11°C1982-01-15
February
17°C2019-02-26
-2°C2018-02-28
12°C2004-02-03
-9°C1986-02-11
March
20°C2012-03-28
-1°C2018-03-01
12°C2017-03-30
-6°C2006-03-03
April
24°C2018-04-19
2°C1981-04-24
14°C2007-04-24
-3°C2021-04-12
May
28°C2026-05-25
6°C1996-05-02
14°C2019-05-30
-1°C1981-05-05
June
30°C2026-06-26
9°C1985-06-06
18°C2025-06-28
3°C1991-06-05
July
37°C2022-07-19
12°C2004-07-08
20°C2022-07-19
7°C1984-07-01
August
32°C1990-08-03
12°C1993-08-22
18°C2022-08-02
4°C2012-08-31
September
28°C2023-09-09
10°C2007-09-26
18°C2016-09-07
1°C1988-09-30
October
26°C2011-10-01
5°C2008-10-28
18°C1985-10-01
-3°C1993-10-17
November
17°C2005-11-02
-1°C2010-11-28
14°C2015-11-10
-6°C2010-11-29
December
15°C2015-12-19
-6°C1981-12-17
13°C1994-12-11
-13°C1981-12-19

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
17°C2019-02-26
-6°C1981-12-17
13°C1994-12-11
-13°C1981-12-19
Spring (Mar–May)
28°C2026-05-25
-1°C2018-03-01
14°C2019-05-30
-6°C2006-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
37°C2022-07-19
9°C1985-06-06
20°C2022-07-19
3°C1991-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
28°C2023-09-09
-1°C2010-11-28
18°C2016-09-07
-6°C2010-11-29

All-time records

The most extreme value Leeds has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 37°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -6°C 1981-12-17

Low

Highest 20°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -13°C 1981-12-19

Feels-like

Highest 45°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -23°C 1981-12-19

Humidity

Highest 17.4 g/m³ 2026-06-26
Lowest 2.3 g/m³ 1982-01-14

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 1997-12-24
Lowest 4 km/h 1984-08-26

Gust

Highest 134 km/h 1984-01-13
Lowest 9 km/h 2002-01-10

Precip

Wettest 50 mm 2023-10-20
Driest 9-day dry spell 1980-05-10

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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