London climate
London is warmest in July, with average highs of 22 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 1.9 °C. November is the wettest month (64 mm) and March the driest (43 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year London averages 649 mm of rain, 11 days above 25 °C and 37 days below freezing.
United Kingdom · population 8,961,989 · 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 22 °C
- Coldest month February 1.9 °C
- Driest month March 43 mm
- Wettest month November 64 mm
- Least cloud July 64 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 35 °C
- Coldest on record February -12 °C
What to expectLondon through the year
London has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.0 °C in February to 22 °C in July, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 11 days a year reach 25 °C, 1 of them reach 30 °C, 37 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 43 mm in March to 64 mm in November. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4 °C | 55 mm | 73 % |
| February | 8.0 °C | 47 mm | 72 % |
| March | 10.5 °C | 43 mm | 71 % |
| April | 13.5 °C | 49 mm | 66 % |
| May | 16.6 °C | 52 mm | 67 % |
| June | 19.6 °C | 56 mm | 67 % |
| July | 21.8 °C | 55 mm | 64 % |
| August | 21.4 °C | 61 mm | 65 % |
| September | 18.6 °C | 48 mm | 66 % |
| October | 14.6 °C | 60 mm | 70 % |
| November | 10.4 °C | 64 mm | 73 % |
| December | 7.7 °C | 58 mm | 72 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4 °C | 2.1 °C | 4.8 °C | 14.1 °C | -6.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February | 8.0 °C | 1.9 °C | 4.9 °C | 17.4 °C | -12.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 10.5 °C | 3.2 °C | 6.8 °C | 19.4 °C | -5.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 13.5 °C | 5.0 °C | 9.3 °C | 26.0 °C | -3.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 16.6 °C | 8.2 °C | 12.6 °C | 27.9 °C | 0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 19.6 °C | 11.3 °C | 15.6 °C | 31.6 °C | 3.6 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 21.8 °C | 13.4 °C | 17.7 °C | 35.2 °C | 7.9 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 21.4 °C | 13.4 °C | 17.4 °C | 34.7 °C | 6.7 °C | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 18.6 °C | 11.1 °C | 14.8 °C | 29.6 °C | 4.1 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 14.6 °C | 8.3 °C | 11.5 °C | 26.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 10.4 °C | 4.9 °C | 7.7 °C | 17.4 °C | -5.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| December | 7.7 °C | 2.7 °C | 5.2 °C | 14.7 °C | -9.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55 mm | 11 | 8.4 h/day | 73 % | 86 % | 23 km/h |
| February | 47 mm | 9 | 10.0 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 23 km/h |
| March | 43 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 71 % | 79 % | 22 km/h |
| April | 49 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 66 % | 76 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 52 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 67 % | 74 % | 20 km/h |
| June | 56 mm | 10 | 17 h/day | 67 % | 74 % | 19 km/h |
| July | 55 mm | 10 | 16 h/day | 64 % | 73 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 61 mm | 10 | 15 h/day | 65 % | 75 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 48 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 78 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 60 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 21 km/h |
| November | 64 mm | 11 | 8.9 h/day | 73 % | 87 % | 21 km/h |
| December | 58 mm | 11 | 7.9 h/day | 72 % | 88 % | 22 km/h |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit London.
QuestionsCommon questions about London’s climate
When is the best time to visit London?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August 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 London get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 22 °C. About 1 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.9 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 37 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in London?
November, averaging 64 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is March with 43 mm. The year as a whole averages 649 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 London 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
- Data point
- 51.509°, -0.126° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
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.