Thermograph

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

Luton weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Luton, 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 -19°C on 1981-12-13.

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°C2022-01-01
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2022-01-01
-14°C1982-01-14
February
16°C1990-02-23
-5°C1991-02-09
12°C2004-02-04
-14°C1986-02-10
March
21°C2021-03-31
-2°C2018-03-01
11°C2017-03-30
-9°C1995-03-04
April
24°C2018-04-19
3°C2013-04-04
13°C2024-04-06
-4°C1996-04-04
May
32°C2026-05-26
7°C1981-05-03
17°C2026-05-26
-1°C1981-05-05
June
33°C2026-06-26
11°C2012-06-03
22°C2026-06-26
2°C1989-06-05
July
37°C2022-07-19
13°C1980-07-01
23°C2022-07-19
6°C2015-07-31
August
34°C2003-08-10
14°C1986-08-30
20°C1997-08-11
6°C1993-08-25
September
30°C2023-09-09
9°C1993-09-27
18°C2016-09-14
3°C1988-09-30
October
26°C2011-10-01
6°C2008-10-29
19°C2018-10-13
-3°C1993-10-16
November
17°C2005-11-02
0°C2010-11-28
14°C2010-11-04
-5°C2010-11-28
December
15°C2015-12-19
-3°C1981-12-10
13°C2021-12-30
-19°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)
16°C1990-02-23
-6°C1987-01-12
13°C2021-12-30
-19°C1981-12-13
Spring (Mar–May)
32°C2026-05-26
-2°C2018-03-01
17°C2026-05-26
-9°C1995-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
37°C2022-07-19
11°C2012-06-03
23°C2022-07-19
2°C1989-06-05
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
30°C2023-09-09
0°C2010-11-28
19°C2018-10-13
-5°C2010-11-28

All-time records

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

High

Highest 37°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 23°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -19°C 1981-12-13

Feels-like

Highest 37°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -23°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 16.8 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 1.9 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 61 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 4 km/h 1996-12-08

Gust

Highest 125 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 9 km/h 1996-12-08

Precip

Wettest 37 mm 2021-06-18
Driest 26-day dry spell 1986-09-16

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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