Records for United Kingdom
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
United Kingdom, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in United Kingdom right now?
Lakenheath, at 17.0°C. That is the highest reading today among the 91 stations we track in United Kingdom, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in United Kingdom right now?
Southend Arpt, at 3.0°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in United Kingdom.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in United Kingdom?
40.2°C at London/Heathrow Intl, on 19 July 2022. That is the highest in the 31 station archives we hold for United Kingdom. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in United Kingdom?
−21.0°C at Benson, on 14 January 1982, the lowest in the archives we hold for United Kingdom. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from United Kingdom?
91, of which 31 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- Aberdeen ArptEGPD · 65 m
- Barkston HeathEGYE · 105 m
- Belfast IntlEGAA · 65 m
- Belfast/Harbour ArptEGAC · 2 m
- Benbecula Isl ArptEGPL · 3 m
- BensonEGUB · 56 m
- Birmingham IntlEGBB · 91 m
- Blackpool ArptEGNH · 10 m
- Boscombe DownEGDM · 122 m
- BoulmerEGQM · 24 m
- Bournemouth IntlEGHH · 9 m
- Bristol IntlEGGD · 182 m
- Brize NortonEGVN · 83 m
- Caernarfon ArptEGCK · 6 m
- Cambridge ArptEGSC · 19 m
- Campbeltown ArptEGEC · 10 m
- Cardiff IntlEGFF · 65 m
- ConingsbyEGXC · 9 m
- CosfordEGWC · 79 m
- Cranfield ArptEGTC · 110 m
- CranwellEGYD · 65 m
- Culdrose )EGDR · 74 m
- Derry/City ArptEGAE · 9 m
- Donna NookEGXS · 6 m
- Dundee Arpt