Thermograph

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

Southend-on-Sea weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Southend-on-Sea, 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 31°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -8°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°C2007-01-18
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2007-01-09
-8°C1987-01-12
February
14°C2019-02-27
-3°C1991-02-07
12°C2004-02-04
-6°C1991-02-07
March
17°C2021-03-31
0°C1986-03-01
11°C2017-03-30
-3°C2018-03-01
April
21°C2018-04-20
3°C2013-04-04
13°C2024-04-06
-1°C2013-04-07
May
27°C2026-05-26
8°C1996-05-17
16°C2018-05-27
3°C1981-05-03
June
30°C2026-06-24
11°C1991-06-01
20°C2026-06-26
6°C1991-06-04
July
31°C2022-07-19
14°C2000-07-11
22°C2022-07-19
10°C1984-07-03
August
29°C2013-08-01
14°C1986-08-28
21°C2020-08-10
9°C1986-08-29
September
27°C2023-09-10
11°C1993-09-27
19°C2023-09-10
7°C1988-09-30
October
24°C2011-10-02
7°C2008-10-29
18°C2018-10-13
3°C1983-10-30
November
17°C2005-11-02
1°C1993-11-23
14°C2010-11-04
-2°C1993-11-23
December
14°C1985-12-03
-1°C2010-12-17
12°C2015-12-26
-5°C2010-12-20

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)
14°C2019-02-27
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2015-12-26
-8°C1987-01-12
Spring (Mar–May)
27°C2026-05-26
0°C1986-03-01
16°C2018-05-27
-3°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
31°C2022-07-19
11°C1991-06-01
22°C2022-07-19
6°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
27°C2023-09-10
1°C1993-11-23
19°C2023-09-10
-2°C1993-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Southend-on-Sea has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 31°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 22°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -8°C 1987-01-12

Feels-like

Highest 37°C 2026-06-24
Lowest -16°C 1987-01-13

Humidity

Highest 18.4 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 79 km/h 1987-10-16
Lowest 5 km/h 1987-01-19

Gust

Highest 129 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 9 km/h 1984-03-06

Precip

Wettest 42 mm 1987-08-25
Driest 8-day dry spell 1980-05-10

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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