Temperate · United Kingdom

London weather, year by year

86 years of weather in London, all ranked: 2022 was the warmest, 1963 the coldest, and 2025 came in at number 2 (+1.0 °C vs normal).

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 12.0 °C

vs normalvs normal +1.0 °C

RankRank 2/86

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The climate of London

July is the warmest month (highs around 21.9 °C) and February the coldest (lows around 2.8 °C). About 633 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in London since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 2 of 86 (+1.0 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 12.0 °C · +1.0 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1202212.2 °C
2202512.0 °C
3201411.9 °C
4202311.9 °C
5202411.9 °C

Coldest years

119638.6 °C
219628.9 °C
319569.2 °C
419869.4 °C
519659.4 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	12.0 °C	15.7 °C	8.3 °C	551 mm	3 days	27 days	4 cm	108 days
2024	11.9 °C	15.1 °C	8.6 °C	801 mm	1 day	12 days	0 cm	145 days
2023	11.9 °C	15.4 °C	8.5 °C	750 mm	1 day	26 days	5 cm	141 days
2022	12.2 °C	15.9 °C	8.4 °C	629 mm	6 days	22 days	2 cm	129 days
2021	11.0 °C	14.2 °C	7.7 °C	796 mm	0 days	31 days	10 cm	135 days
2020	11.8 °C	15.3 °C	8.2 °C	657 mm	6 days	9 days	4 cm	120 days
2019	11.4 °C	14.9 °C	7.8 °C	727 mm	7 days	18 days	7 cm	133 days
2018	11.7 °C	15.3 °C	8.1 °C	564 mm	5 days	23 days	17 cm	108 days
2017	11.5 °C	14.8 °C	8.2 °C	639 mm	1 day	29 days	18 cm	126 days
2016	11.2 °C	14.6 °C	7.9 °C	573 mm	2 days	23 days	1 cm	109 days
2015	11.4 °C	14.7 °C	8.0 °C	629 mm	1 day	13 days	4 cm	127 days
2014	11.9 °C	15.4 °C	8.6 °C	789 mm	0 days	10 days	0 cm	147 days
2013	10.3 °C	13.5 °C	7.1 °C	646 mm	2 days	36 days	28 cm	123 days
2012	10.6 °C	13.9 °C	7.3 °C	850 mm	0 days	29 days	10 cm	146 days
2011	11.6 °C	15.1 °C	8.2 °C	480 mm	0 days	14 days	2 cm	91 days
2010	9.8 °C	13.1 °C	6.6 °C	567 mm	0 days	58 days	30 cm	113 days
2009	11.0 °C	14.4 °C	7.7 °C	598 mm	0 days	36 days	18 cm	119 days
2008	10.9 °C	14.1 °C	7.6 °C	660 mm	0 days	22 days	6 cm	126 days
2007	11.4 °C	14.7 °C	8.1 °C	642 mm	0 days	19 days	5 cm	117 days
2006	11.7 °C	14.9 °C	8.5 °C	627 mm	2 days	26 days	2 cm	124 days
2005	11.1 °C	14.5 °C	7.8 °C	504 mm	1 day	29 days	9 cm	109 days
2004	11.2 °C	14.4 °C	8.0 °C	606 mm	0 days	23 days	4 cm	127 days
2003	11.2 °C	14.9 °C	7.6 °C	549 mm	3 days	29 days	4 cm	94 days
2002	11.4 °C	14.6 °C	8.3 °C	708 mm	0 days	8 days	0 cm	133 days
2001	10.8 °C	13.8 °C	7.6 °C	757 mm	0 days	30 days	12 cm	144 days
2000	11.1 °C	14.1 °C	8.1 °C	834 mm	0 days	18 days	3 cm	139 days
1999	11.4 °C	14.5 °C	8.2 °C	608 mm	0 days	17 days	4 cm	127 days
1998	11.0 °C	14.0 °C	7.9 °C	712 mm	0 days	16 days	4 cm	134 days
1997	11.2 °C	14.6 °C	8.0 °C	524 mm	0 days	21 days	7 cm	111 days
1996	9.8 °C	12.9 °C	6.7 °C	498 mm	0 days	47 days	12 cm	104 days
1995	11.1 °C	14.5 °C	7.8 °C	541 mm	1 day	29 days	15 cm	109 days
1994	11.1 °C	14.1 °C	7.9 °C	622 mm	1 day	21 days	7 cm	120 days
1993	10.2 °C	13.3 °C	7.1 °C	632 mm	0 days	26 days	3 cm	122 days
1992	10.4 °C	13.6 °C	7.2 °C	677 mm	0 days	29 days	0 cm	125 days
1991	9.9 °C	13.0 °C	6.8 °C	564 mm	0 days	41 days	13 cm	113 days
1990	11.2 °C	14.7 °C	7.6 °C	435 mm	4 days	14 days	3 cm	109 days
1989	11.3 °C	14.7 °C	7.7 °C	529 mm	1 day	21 days	3 cm	96 days
1988	10.3 °C	13.3 °C	7.3 °C	582 mm	0 days	19 days	2 cm	126 days
1987	9.7 °C	12.6 °C	6.7 °C	722 mm	0 days	47 days	16 cm	132 days
1986	9.4 °C	12.5 °C	6.1 °C	666 mm	0 days	41 days	23 cm	138 days
1985	9.5 °C	12.5 °C	6.4 °C	626 mm	0 days	58 days	17 cm	127 days
1984	10.3 °C	13.5 °C	6.9 °C	599 mm	0 days	27 days	7 cm	116 days
1983	10.7 °C	13.9 °C	7.3 °C	588 mm	1 day	35 days	13 cm	128 days
1982	10.5 °C	13.7 °C	7.2 °C	713 mm	0 days	31 days	14 cm	133 days
1981	9.8 °C	12.9 °C	6.6 °C	668 mm	0 days	41 days	38 cm	138 days
1980	9.8 °C	12.9 °C	6.6 °C	602 mm	0 days	33 days	2 cm	114 days
1979	9.5 °C	12.6 °C	6.3 °C	747 mm	0 days	52 days	33 cm	141 days
1978	9.9 °C	12.8 °C	6.7 °C	647 mm	0 days	46 days	28 cm	134 days
1977	10.0 °C	12.9 °C	7.0 °C	655 mm	0 days	25 days	6 cm	134 days
1976	10.6 °C	13.9 °C	7.1 °C	514 mm	4 days	43 days	10 cm	91 days
1975	10.3 °C	13.5 °C	6.9 °C	632 mm	2 days	29 days	6 cm	131 days
1974	10.1 °C	13.1 °C	7.0 °C	801 mm	0 days	9 days	7 cm	136 days
1973	10.1 °C	13.3 °C	6.7 °C	522 mm	1 day	41 days	2 cm	107 days
1972	9.8 °C	12.8 °C	6.7 °C	640 mm	0 days	20 days	11 cm	141 days
1971	10.2 °C	13.4 °C	6.9 °C	620 mm	0 days	25 days	7 cm	113 days
1970	10.1 °C	13.4 °C	6.7 °C	659 mm	0 days	53 days	43 cm	146 days
1969	10.1 °C	13.3 °C	6.7 °C	548 mm	0 days	46 days	23 cm	122 days
1968	9.9 °C	12.8 °C	7.0 °C	791 mm	0 days	38 days	35 cm	144 days
1967	10.3 °C	13.3 °C	7.0 °C	634 mm	0 days	29 days	6 cm	129 days
1966	10.0 °C	13.1 °C	6.6 °C	707 mm	0 days	29 days	7 cm	144 days
1965	9.4 °C	12.8 °C	6.0 °C	606 mm	0 days	56 days	16 cm	139 days
1964	9.8 °C	13.1 °C	6.4 °C	524 mm	0 days	49 days	22 cm	109 days
1963	8.6 °C	11.8 °C	5.2 °C	572 mm	0 days	80 days	26 cm	127 days
1962	8.9 °C	12.2 °C	5.5 °C	535 mm	0 days	68 days	31 cm	113 days
1961	10.8 °C	14.3 °C	7.2 °C	514 mm	1 day	29 days	3 cm	108 days
1960	10.1 °C	13.2 °C	6.8 °C	685 mm	0 days	30 days	13 cm	141 days
1959	10.7 °C	14.4 °C	7.1 °C	501 mm	2 days	32 days	4 cm	99 days
1958	10.0 °C	13.1 °C	6.7 °C	667 mm	0 days	42 days	19 cm	135 days
1957	10.6 °C	13.8 °C	7.2 °C	483 mm	1 day	24 days	4 cm	111 days
1956	9.2 °C	12.5 °C	5.8 °C	506 mm	0 days	65 days	19 cm	101 days
1955	9.6 °C	13.1 °C	6.1 °C	535 mm	0 days	60 days	25 cm	106 days
1954	9.6 °C	12.7 °C	6.3 °C	559 mm	0 days	38 days	10 cm	122 days
1953	10.1 °C	13.4 °C	6.8 °C	492 mm	1 day	33 days	19 cm	103 days
1952	9.7 °C	12.9 °C	6.3 °C	647 mm	0 days	53 days	29 cm	128 days
1951	9.8 °C	13.0 °C	6.5 °C	685 mm	0 days	33 days	5 cm	148 days
1950	10.1 °C	13.2 °C	6.7 °C	592 mm	0 days	43 days	13 cm	124 days
1949	10.9 °C	14.7 °C	7.1 °C	488 mm	0 days	33 days	4 cm	87 days
1948	10.7 °C	14.2 °C	7.2 °C	570 mm	2 days	30 days	8 cm	131 days
1947	10.6 °C	14.4 °C	6.9 °C	359 mm	6 days	68 days	29 cm	90 days
1946	10.0 °C	13.4 °C	6.6 °C	591 mm	0 days	53 days	8 cm	120 days
1945	10.6 °C	14.2 °C	7.1 °C	493 mm	0 days	41 days	17 cm	93 days
1944	9.9 °C	13.5 °C	6.4 °C	451 mm	1 day	41 days	2 cm	100 days
1943	10.4 °C	14.2 °C	6.7 °C	417 mm	1 day	35 days	3 cm	101 days
1942	9.5 °C	12.8 °C	6.2 °C	502 mm	1 day	63 days	25 cm	98 days
1941	9.9 °C	13.1 °C	6.7 °C	515 mm	0 days	49 days	18 cm	112 days
1940	10.0 °C	13.5 °C	6.5 °C	461 mm	0 days	61 days	21 cm	108 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in London: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2022

In London, 2022 beats 2025 by 0.2 °C on mean temperature.

20252022Normal 1991–2020

3points3

12.0 °CWarmer12.2 °C
3 daysHot days6 days
27 daysFrost days22 days
551 mmWetter629 mm
4 cmSnowier2 cm
1,147 kWh/m²Sunnier1,146 kWh/m²

Records in London

The most extreme days and years since 1940.

Hottest day

38.2 °C

July 19, 2022 estimate

Coldest night

-15.0 °C

February 10, 1986 estimate

Wettest day

44 mm

June 20, 1973 estimate

Snowiest day

14 cm

January 9, 1968 estimate

Strongest gust

131 km/h

October 30, 2000 estimate

Year records

Warmest202212.2 °C
Coldest19638.6 °C
Wettest2012850 mm
Driest1947359 mm

The weather on your birthday in London

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

London vs another city

Compare with

London is cooler than Paris by 0.9 °C on average over the year. London gets 38 mm less precipitation per year. In London, 3 months out of 12 are warmer.

LondonParisBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in London?

London averages 11.0 °C over the year. The warmest month is July, with highs around 21.9 °C; the coldest is February, with lows around 2.8 °C. About 633 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 121 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in London?

2022, at +1.2 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1963. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 2.

What is the wettest month in London?

August gets the most precipitation and March the least. The wettest year was 2012, the driest 1947.

Is London getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in London show a gap of +1.7 °C in mean temperature.