Ipswich, England, United Kingdom climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Ipswich, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 2°C.
Ipswich is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, located on the Orwell river. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-12. Each reading placed on Ipswich, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Ipswich average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Ipswich, England, United Kingdom, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| February | 7°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 12°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 15°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 21°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| September | 18°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| December | 7°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 34°C on 2022-07-19
- Coldest day on record: -10°C on 1987-01-12
Percentiles compare each day to Ipswich, England, United Kingdom's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →