Kingston upon Hull climate

Name: Kingston upon Hull
Address: GB

Kingston upon Hull is warmest in July, with average highs of 20 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.2 °C. August is the wettest month (67 mm) and March the driest (45 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Kingston upon Hull averages 685 mm of rain, 3 days above 25 °C and 25 days below freezing.

United Kingdom · population 314,018 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 20 °C
Coldest month February 2.2 °C
Driest month March 45 mm
Wettest month August 67 mm
Least cloud May 65 % cloud
Hottest on record July 29 °C
Coldest on record December -9.8 °C
Warmest sea August 15 °C

What to expectKingston upon Hull through the year

Kingston upon Hull has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.5 °C in February to 20 °C in July, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 3 days a year reach 25 °C, 25 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C, in July.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 45 mm in March to 67 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Kingston upon Hull is warmest in August at 15 °C and coldest in February at 6.2 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	6.8 °C	54 mm	72 %
February	7.5 °C	45 mm	71 %
March	9.4 °C	45 mm	70 %
April	11.7 °C	50 mm	67 %
May	14.4 °C	52 mm	65 %
June	17.2 °C	67 mm	69 %
July	19.7 °C	66 mm	66 %
August	19.7 °C	67 mm	66 %
September	17.3 °C	58 mm	68 %
October	13.7 °C	62 mm	70 %
November	9.7 °C	61 mm	70 %
December	7.1 °C	58 mm	70 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	6.8 °C	2.4 °C	4.6 °C	13.9 °C	-5.3 °C	0	6
February	7.5 °C	2.2 °C	4.8 °C	16.0 °C	-6.2 °C	0	6
March	9.4 °C	3.3 °C	6.3 °C	17.8 °C	-5.4 °C	0	4
April	11.7 °C	5.0 °C	8.3 °C	24.6 °C	-2.3 °C	0	1
May	14.4 °C	7.8 °C	11.2 °C	24.2 °C	0.6 °C	0	0
June	17.2 °C	10.7 °C	14.1 °C	27.8 °C	3.1 °C	0	0
July	19.7 °C	12.9 °C	16.4 °C	29.1 °C	6.3 °C	1	0
August	19.7 °C	13.0 °C	16.3 °C	29.1 °C	7.0 °C	1	0
September	17.3 °C	11.0 °C	14.1 °C	25.8 °C	4.3 °C	0	0
October	13.7 °C	8.4 °C	11.0 °C	25.0 °C	-1.0 °C	0	0
November	9.7 °C	5.1 °C	7.5 °C	17.2 °C	-4.0 °C	0	1
December	7.1 °C	2.8 °C	4.9 °C	15.1 °C	-9.8 °C	0	6

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	54 mm	11	8.0 h/day	72 %	85 %	28 km/h	6.9 °C
February	45 mm	10	9.8 h/day	71 %	82 %	28 km/h	6.2 °C
March	45 mm	11	12 h/day	70 %	79 %	27 km/h	6.3 °C
April	50 mm	11	14 h/day	67 %	78 %	24 km/h	7.3 °C
May	52 mm	10	16 h/day	65 %	77 %	23 km/h	9.1 °C
June	67 mm	12	17 h/day	69 %	78 %	22 km/h	11.3 °C
July	66 mm	12	17 h/day	66 %	76 %	21 km/h	13.6 °C
August	67 mm	11	15 h/day	66 %	77 %	22 km/h	14.5 °C
September	58 mm	10	13 h/day	68 %	79 %	24 km/h	13.7 °C
October	62 mm	11	11 h/day	70 %	81 %	26 km/h	12.5 °C
November	61 mm	12	8.6 h/day	70 %	86 %	27 km/h	10.6 °C
December	58 mm	12	7.5 h/day	70 %	86 %	27 km/h	8.5 °C

How Kingston upon Hull compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Kingston upon Hull	20 °C	2.2 °C	685 mm	3
Leeds · United Kingdom	20 °C	1.6 °C	761 mm	5
Sheffield · United Kingdom	20 °C	1.9 °C	798 mm	5
Mansfield · United Kingdom	20 °C	1.3 °C	718 mm	6
Bradford · United Kingdom	19 °C	1.3 °C	872 mm	3

Where Kingston upon Hull ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Europe in June	31stof 50	17 °C
The coolest places in Europe in July	34thof 50	20 °C
The coolest places in Europe in May	38thof 50	14 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Kingston upon Hull.

QuestionsCommon questions about Kingston upon Hull’s climate

When is the best time to visit Kingston upon Hull?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and March the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Kingston upon Hull get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 20 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 29 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.2 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 25 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Kingston upon Hull?

August, averaging 67 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is March with 45 mm. The year as a whole averages 685 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Kingston upon Hull rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.