Thermograph

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

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.

MonthDaytime highOvernight 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).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight 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

Highest 39°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -9°C 1982-01-14

Low

Highest 21°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -15°C 1987-01-12

Feels-like

Highest 47°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -26°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 17.9 g/m³ 2026-06-26
Lowest 1.9 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 60 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 5 km/h 2006-02-02

Gust

Highest 128 km/h 2020-02-09
Lowest 10 km/h 1988-11-25

Precip

Wettest 43 mm 2023-10-20
Driest 6-day dry spell 1980-05-11

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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