Thermograph

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

London weather records

Record high and low temperatures for London, 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 36°C on 2011-07-21; its coldest fell to -32°C on 2015-02-16.

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
15°C1995-01-14
-21°C1994-01-19
11°C2008-01-08
-28°C1994-01-19
February
19°C2000-02-26
-17°C2015-02-20
8°C2000-02-25
-32°C2015-02-16
March
26°C2012-03-21
-14°C2014-03-03
16°C1998-03-31
-26°C2003-03-03
April
30°C1990-04-28
-5°C2007-04-07
18°C1990-04-25
-14°C1982-04-08
May
33°C2006-05-29
5°C1989-05-07
24°C2012-05-29
-3°C2020-05-13
June
36°C1988-06-25
9°C1992-06-20
25°C1996-06-30
1°C1980-06-12
July
36°C2011-07-21
16°C1992-07-31
27°C2011-07-21
6°C1983-07-07
August
35°C2001-08-08
15°C1986-08-28
26°C2006-08-01
1°C1982-08-29
September
33°C2013-09-10
9°C1981-09-30
24°C2016-09-08
-2°C1993-09-30
October
30°C2007-10-08
2°C1993-10-31
20°C2016-10-18
-7°C1988-10-31
November
23°C2022-11-05
-7°C1987-11-21
17°C2024-11-05
-16°C1987-11-21
December
18°C1982-12-03
-15°C1983-12-26
14°C1982-12-03
-24°C2004-12-20

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)
19°C2000-02-26
-21°C1994-01-19
14°C1982-12-03
-32°C2015-02-16
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2006-05-29
-14°C2014-03-03
24°C2012-05-29
-26°C2003-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C2011-07-21
9°C1992-06-20
27°C2011-07-21
1°C1980-06-12
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2013-09-10
-7°C1987-11-21
24°C2016-09-08
-16°C1987-11-21

All-time records

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

High

Highest 36°C 2011-07-21
Lowest -21°C 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 27°C 2011-07-21
Lowest -32°C 2015-02-16

Feels-like

Highest 59°C 1995-07-14
Lowest -41°C 2015-02-16

Humidity

Highest 23.6 g/m³ 2006-08-01
Lowest 0.5 g/m³ 1982-01-17

Wind

Highest 52 km/h 2003-11-13
Lowest 4 km/h 2013-07-15

Gust

Highest 107 km/h 2017-01-11
Lowest 13 km/h 2014-02-04

Precip

Wettest 71 mm 1980-07-28
Driest 12-day dry spell 1999-04-24

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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