Leicester weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Leicester, 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 39°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -15°C on 1987-01-12.
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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C2015-01-09
-9°C1982-01-14
|
11°C2022-01-01
-15°C1987-01-12
|
| February | 18°C2019-02-26
-4°C1991-02-09
|
12°C2004-02-03
-11°C1985-02-16
|
| March | 21°C2021-03-30
-2°C2018-03-01
|
12°C2017-03-30
-8°C1985-03-18
|
| April | 26°C2018-04-19
2°C1981-04-26
|
13°C2007-04-24
-4°C1996-04-02
|
| May | 31°C2026-05-26
7°C1995-05-17
|
15°C2017-05-16
-1°C1981-05-05
|
| June | 31°C2025-06-30
10°C2012-06-03
|
20°C2025-06-28
2°C1989-06-02
|
| July | 39°C2022-07-19
13°C1981-07-24
|
21°C2022-07-19
6°C2020-07-12
|
| August | 33°C1990-08-03
13°C2020-08-29
|
19°C1997-08-12
5°C2012-08-31
|
| September | 30°C2023-09-09
9°C1993-09-27
|
19°C2016-09-06
2°C1986-09-26
|
| October | 28°C2011-10-01
5°C2018-10-27
|
18°C2018-10-13
-3°C1997-10-29
|
| November | 17°C2005-11-02
-2°C2010-11-28
|
14°C1996-11-02
-8°C2010-11-28
|
| December | 15°C2015-12-19
-5°C2010-12-20
|
13°C2015-12-26
-13°C1981-12-13
|
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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 18°C2019-02-26
-9°C1982-01-14
|
13°C2015-12-26
-15°C1987-01-12
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 31°C2026-05-26
-2°C2018-03-01
|
15°C2017-05-16
-8°C1985-03-18
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 39°C2022-07-19
10°C2012-06-03
|
21°C2022-07-19
2°C1989-06-02
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 30°C2023-09-09
-2°C2010-11-28
|
19°C2016-09-06
-8°C2010-11-28
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Leicester has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.