The United Kingdom has a maritime climate that is mostly influenced by the Atlantic and its Gulf Stream as well as by latitude. The climate features warm summers, cool winters and a lot of precipitation all year round. The influence of the Atlantic also make the weather frequently changeable, but with relatively little temperatures variations betweens seasons.
The mildest and wettest areas are on the western coast and in the Northern Ireland. Eastern regions experience drier, cooler weather with greater temperature variations and less wind. The south and southeast regions are the warmest and northern regions are the coolest.
Weather Averages in United Kingdom
Belfast |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Temperature |
43°F
6°C | 43°F
6°C | 46°F
8°C | 48°F
9°C | 53°F
12°C | 57°F
14°C | 60°F
16°C | 59°F
15°C | 55°F
13°C | 50°F
10°C | 45°F
7°C | 43°F
6°C |
| Average High Temperature |
45°F
7°C | 45°F
7°C | 48°F
9°C | 51°F
11°C | 57°F
14°C | 60°F
16°C | 63°F
17°C | 63°F
17°C | 59°F
15°C | 52°F
11°C | 47°F
8°C | 45°F
7°C |
| Average Low Temperature |
40°F
4°C | 41°F
5°C | 43°F
6°C | 44°F
7°C | 49°F
9°C | 53°F
12°C | 56°F
13°C | 55°F
13°C | 52°F
11°C | 47°F
8°C | 42°F
6°C | 41°F
5°C |
| Highest Recorded Temperature |
57°F
14°C | 55°F
13°C | 59°F
15°C | 64°F
18°C | 73°F
23°C | 77°F
25°C | 77°F
25°C | 79°F
26°C | 72°F
22°C | 63°F
17°C | 59°F
15°C | 55°F
13°C |
| Lowest Recorded Temperature |
27°F
-3°C | 25°F
-4°C | 27°F
-3°C | 32°F
0°C | 36°F
2°C | 43°F
6°C | 46°F
8°C | 45°F
7°C | 39°F
4°C | 30°F
-1°C | 27°F
-3°C | 27°F
-3°C |
| Average Number of Days With Precipitation |
23
days | 21
days | 26
days | 20
days | 18
days | 19
days | 21
days | 23
days | 21
days | 22
days | 21
days | 22
days |
Cardiff |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Temperature |
41°F
5°C | 40°F
4°C | 44°F
7°C | 47°F
8°C | 52°F
11°C | 57°F
14°C | 61°F
16°C | 61°F
16°C | 57°F
14°C | 52°F
11°C | 46°F
8°C | 43°F
6°C |
| Average High Temperature |
44°F
7°C | 44°F
7°C | 48°F
9°C | 53°F
12°C | 59°F
15°C | 64°F
18°C | 68°F
20°C | 68°F
20°C | 63°F
17°C | 56°F
13°C | 50°F
10°C | 47°F
8°C |
| Average Low Temperature |
37°F
3°C | 36°F
2°C | 38°F
3°C | 40°F
4°C | 45°F
7°C | 50°F
10°C | 54°F
12°C | 54°F
12°C | 51°F
11°C | 46°F
8°C | 41°F
5°C | 39°F
4°C |
| Highest Recorded Temperature |
55°F
13°C | 57°F
14°C | 65°F
18°C | 72°F
22°C | 79°F
26°C | 90°F
32°C | 90°F
32°C | 91°F
33°C | 77°F
25°C | 70°F
21°C | 63°F
17°C | 62°F
17°C |
| Lowest Recorded Temperature |
15°F
-9°C | 17°F
-8°C | 20°F
-7°C | 24°F
-4°C | 31°F
-1°C | 36°F
2°C | 43°F
6°C | 43°F
6°C | 37°F
3°C | 30°F
-1°C | 23°F
-5°C | 18°F
-8°C |
| Average Precipitation |
4"
10cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 2"
5cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 4"
10cm | 4"
10cm | 4"
10cm |
Edinburgh |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Temperature |
38°F
3°C | 39°F
4°C | 42°F
6°C | 45°F
7°C | 50°F
10°C | 55°F
13°C | 59°F
15°C | 58°F
14°C | 54°F
12°C | 49°F
9°C | 42°F
6°C | 40°F
4°C |
| Average High Temperature |
43°F
6°C | 44°F
7°C | 47°F
8°C | 51°F
11°C | 57°F
14°C | 62°F
17°C | 66°F
19°C | 65°F
18°C | 60°F
16°C | 54°F
12°C | 48°F
9°C | 44°F
7°C |
| Average Low Temperature |
33°F
1°C | 34°F
1°C | 36°F
2°C | 38°F
3°C | 43°F
6°C | 48°F
9°C | 51°F
11°C | 51°F
11°C | 47°F
8°C | 42°F
6°C | 37°F
3°C | 35°F
2°C |
| Highest Recorded Temperature |
56°F
13°C | 57°F
14°C | 61°F
16°C | 72°F
22°C | 82°F
28°C | 84°F
29°C | 81°F
27°C | 88°F
31°C | 75°F
24°C | 72°F
22°C | 61°F
16°C | 58°F
14°C |
| Lowest Recorded Temperature |
1°F
-17°C | 1°F
-17°C | 16°F
-9°C | 24°F
-4°C | 27°F
-3°C | 33°F
1°C | 32°F
0°C | 37°F
3°C | 29°F
-2°C | 22°F
-6°C | 14°F
-10°C | 5°F
-15°C |
| Average Precipitation |
2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 2"
5cm | 3"
8cm | 2"
5cm |
London |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Temperature |
39°F
4°C | 39°F
4°C | 43°F
6°C | 46°F
8°C | 52°F
11°C | 58°F
14°C | 62°F
17°C | 62°F
17°C | 57°F
14°C | 51°F
11°C | 44°F
7°C | 42°F
6°C |
| Average High Temperature |
44°F
7°C | 45°F
7°C | 49°F
9°C | 54°F
12°C | 61°F
16°C | 66°F
19°C | 71°F
22°C | 71°F
22°C | 65°F
18°C | 58°F
14°C | 50°F
10°C | 46°F
8°C |
| Average Low Temperature |
34°F
1°C | 34°F
1°C | 36°F
2°C | 38°F
3°C | 44°F
7°C | 50°F
10°C | 53°F
12°C | 52°F
11°C | 48°F
9°C | 44°F
7°C | 38°F
3°C | 36°F
2°C |
| Highest Recorded Temperature |
55°F
13°C | 63°F
17°C | 68°F
20°C | 73°F
23°C | 83°F
28°C | 91°F
33°C | 93°F
34°C | 95°F
35°C | 82°F
28°C | 77°F
25°C | 63°F
17°C | 59°F
15°C |
| Lowest Recorded Temperature |
9°F
-13°C | 7°F
-14°C | 19°F
-7°C | 23°F
-5°C | 26°F
-3°C | 34°F
1°C | 39°F
4°C | 36°F
2°C | 34°F
1°C | 24°F
-4°C | 18°F
-8°C | 12°F
-11°C |
| Average Precipitation |
3"
8cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 2"
5cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm | 3"
8cm |
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