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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight 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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight 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
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.