Historical climate data for the United Kingdom
Historical Met Office series · 207 pages in 27 categories
Years
Heat
When
Decade
Days
Duration
Trend over time
Frequency
Cold
Frost
Frost days
Maximum temperatures
Best time
Months
Percentile
Historical rainfall
Streak
Record
Risk
Week
Drought
Temperature
Historical temperatures
Last occurrence
Time window
Summer
White Christmas
Years
Frost-Free Years in Birmingham
Frost-free years in London — nearest Met Office station high-beach data
Has Leeds Had a Completely Frost-Free Year? Recent Data (1985
Heat
Leeds Summers Then and Now
Manchester summers then and now
Summers Then and Now in London
Summers in Birmingham since 1946
Summers in Glasgow
When
Safe Planting Date for Tomatoes in Leeds
When is it safe to plant tomatoes outdoors in London? — Frost-safe dates from the Met Offi
When to Plant Tomatoes Outdoors in Birmingham UK
When to Plant Tomatoes Outdoors in Glasgow — Frost Dates from Aberfoyle (Met Office)
When to plant tomatoes outdoors in Manchester — frost-free dates from the nearest Met Offi
Decade
The Warmest Decade on Record in London
Warmest Decade on Record in Glasgow
Warmest Decade on Record in Manchester
Warmest decade on record in Leeds (Met Office data)
Warmest decade on record near Birmingham
Days
Extreme Heat Days Per Year in Oxford — Met Office Historical Data
Extreme Heat Days per Year in Buxton
Extreme Heat Days per Year in Eskdalemuir, Scotland (1910
Extreme Heat Days per Year in Leeds‑Weather‑Centre (1985
Extreme heat days per year in Valley
Pollen Season Start in London
Pollen Season Start in Manchester
Waddington Extreme Heat Days per Year (1949
Duration
Season Length Change in Glasgow
Season Length Change in Leeds
Season Length Change in London — When Summer Begins (1912
Season Length Change in Manchester
Warm Summer Duration in Birmingham — Halesowen Station Records (1946
Warm Summer Duration in Glasgow
Warm Summer Duration in Leeds
Warm Summer Duration in London
Warm Summer Duration in Manchester
When Does Summer Actually Start in Birmingham? Season Length Change, 1946
Trend over time
Fine Weather Days Trend in London (1912
Fine Weather Days Trend in Manchester
Frequency
Days above 35°C in Waddington — how often extreme heat occurs
Days of extreme heat in Birmingham
Extreme Heat Days in Oxford
Extreme Heat Days in Valley
Heatwave Days in Cwmystwyth — Frequency of Extreme Heat, 1959
Heatwave Frequency in Buxton
Cold
Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded Near Birmingham
Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Glasgow
Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Leeds — Met Office Data (1985
Coldest temperature ever recorded near Manchester
London Extreme Cold Record
Frost
Frost Days per Year Leeds-weather-centre
Frost Days per Year at Cambridge Botanic Garden (1898
Frost Days per Year in Aberfoyle
Frost Days per Year in Birmingham
Frost Days per Year in Coton-in-the-Elms (1991
Frost Days per Year in Durham
Frost Days per Year in Edinburgh
Frost Days per Year in Glasgow — Historical Records at Aberfoyle Station
Frost Days per Year in Holme-moss (Cheshire)
Frost Days per Year in London
Frost Days per Year in Manchester
Frost days per year at Morpeth Cockle Park (1897
Frost days per year at Stornoway Airport (1873
Frost days per year in Bradford
Frost days per year in High Beach, Essex (1978
Frost days per year in Sheffield (1882
Frost days
Agricultural Frost Season in Birmingham
Agricultural Frost Season in Glasgow
Agricultural Frost Season in London
Agricultural Frost Season in Manchester
Agricultural frost season in Leeds
Last Spring Frost Dates & Blossom Risk Near Birmingham
Late Frost & Blossom Risk in Leeds
Late Frost and Blossom Risk in Glasgow — Historic Frost Dates (Paisley, 1914
Late Spring Frost Blossom Risk in London
Late frost blossom risk in Manchester — last spring frost dates and records
Maximum temperatures
Highest Temperature Ever Recorded Near Manchester
Highest Temperature Ever Recorded in Glasgow — Met Office Historical Data
Historical Maximum Temperatures Near Birmingham
Hottest Day Ever Recorded in Leeds
Hottest day ever recorded near London
Best time
Best Time to Visit Birmingham Based on Weather Data from Halesowen Station
Best Time to Visit Glasgow
Best Time to Visit Leeds Based on 20 Years of Met Office Data
Best Time to Visit London
Best Time to Visit Manchester
Months
Rainiest Months for Travel in Glasgow
Rainiest Months in Birmingham
Rainiest Months in London
Rainiest Months in Manchester
Wettest Months in Leeds
Percentile
Annual Rainfall Percentile London
Annual Rainfall Percentile in Manchester
Historical rainfall
Historic Rainfall at Malham Tarn
Historic Rainfall in Cwm-dyli
Historic rainfall in Cwmystwyth
Historic rainfall in Silent-valley
Rain and Precipitation Records in Braemar (1857
Streak
Buxton's Longest Heatwave on Record — 1 Day at 35°C+
Leeds Longest Wet Spell — 16 Consecutive Rainy Days in December 1993
Longest Consecutive Frost Days at Malham Tarn
Longest Consecutive Frost Run in Aberdeen-Mannofield-Resr (1912
Longest Consecutive Frost Run in Altnaharra-no-2
Longest Consecutive Frost Run in Braemar
Longest Consecutive Frost Run in Edinburgh-East-Craigs (1959
Longest Consecutive Rainy Spell Ever Recorded in London
Longest Consecutive Run of Tropical Nights at Holbeach-no-2 (Met Office)
Longest Dry Spell in Aviemore
Longest Dry Spell in Kirkwall — Met Office Data
Longest Dry Spell in Mildenhall
Longest Dry Spell in Newcastle-weather-centre (1974
Longest Dry Spell in Stornoway Airport
Longest Heatwave on Record in Cambridge-NIAB, UK
Longest Wet Spell in Birmingham
Longest Wet Spell in Glasgow
Longest Wet Spell in Manchester
Longest heatwave at Cambridge Botanic Garden (1898
Sheffield's Longest Heatwave
Waddington's Longest Heatwave
Record
Coldest January on Record in Birmingham (Reference Station
Coldest January on Record in Glasgow — Historic Minimum at Aberfoyle Station
Coldest January on Record in Leeds — Met Office Data (1985
Coldest January on Record near London
Coldest January on Record near Manchester
December rainfall record in Glasgow
Hottest August on Record in Birmingham Area — Met Office Data (Coton-in-the-Elms)
Hottest August on Record in Glasgow
Hottest August on Record in Leeds — Leeds Weather Centre, Met Office Data
Hottest August on Record in Manchester — 29.4°C at Holme Moss
Hottest August on Record near London
Hottest July on Record in London
Hottest July on Record near Birmingham — Coton-in-the-Elms Met Office Station (38.9 °C in
Hottest July on Record near Glasgow
Hottest June in Glasgow
Hottest June on Record in Birmingham
Hottest June on Record in London
Hottest June on Record in Manchester area
Hottest September on Record in Leeds — 28.2°C on 5 September 1999
Hottest September on Record in Manchester
Leeds July Heat Record — Hottest July Day on Record 1985-2004
Leeds June Heat Record
London's Hottest September Day on Record
Manchester’s Hottest July on Record
September heat record near Birmingham — Coton-in-the-Elms station
Warmest Night on Record in Glasgow
Warmest Night on Record in London
Warmest Night on Record in Manchester
Warmest night on record in Leeds
Warmest night on record near Birmingham
Wettest December in Leeds
Wettest December on Record in Birmingham
Wettest December on Record in London — High Beach Station Data
Wettest December on Record in Manchester
Risk
Frost Risk by Date in Birmingham
Frost Risk by Date in London
Frost Risk by Date in Manchester
Frost risk by date in Glasgow — nearest station records (Aberfoyle, 1968
Week
Hottest Week on Record in London
Hottest week on record in Manchester
Hottest week on record near Glasgow
Drought
Longest Drought Ever Recorded Near Glasgow
Longest Drought Ever Recorded in Leeds
Longest Drought Ever Recorded in London
Longest Drought Ever Recorded in Manchester, UK — Met Office Historical Data
Longest drought ever recorded in Birmingham
Temperature
Average Temperature in Eskdalemuir (1910
Historical Average Temperature in Braemar 1857-2026
Historical Average Temperature in Cairngorm-summit 1992
Historical Average Temperature in Lerwick 1921
Historical Average Temperature in Malham-tarn (1959
Typical Summer Day Temperature Near Birmingham
Typical Summer Day Temperature in Glasgow Area
Typical Summer Day Temperature in Leeds (1985
Typical Summer Day Temperature in Manchester
Typical summer day temperature in London
Historical temperatures
Buxton all-time record heat 35.9°C
Cambridge Botanic Garden hottest day on record
Hottest day in Cambridge
London St James's Park
Sheffield highest temperature record 39.4°C (2022)
Last occurrence
Last Heatwave in Birmingham
Last Heatwave in Leeds
Last Heatwave in Manchester
Last Heavy Snowfall in Birmingham
Last Heavy Snowfall in Glasgow
Last Heavy Snowfall in Leeds
Last Heavy Snowfall in London — Met Office Data Since 1912
Last Heavy Snowfall in Manchester
Last Spring Frost Date in London
Last Spring Frost in Glasgow
Last Spring Frost in Leeds
Last Spring Frost in Manchester
Last heatwave in London — high-beach station records, July 2022
Last heatwave near Glasgow
Last spring frost date for gardening in Birmingham — nearest Met Office station data
Time window
August 2026 in London — histoclima
June 2025 in Heathrow — histoclima
March 2026 in Nanthwich — histoclima
Summer
Driest Summer Ever Recorded Near London
Driest Summer on Record in Birmingham
Driest Summer on Record in Manchester — Holme Moss Station Data
Driest summer on record in Leeds
The Driest Summer on Record in Glasgow (1968
White Christmas
White Christmas Chance in Birmingham — Historical Data from the Nearest Met Office Station
White Christmas Chance in Glasgow
White Christmas Chance in Leeds
White Christmas Chance in London
White Christmas in Manchester