(Last updated 5 January 2002)
Mike Hulme supplied monthly climate summaries for the UK to The Guardian newspaper from April 1988 to 2001. These were usually published in the newspaper on the first Monday of each month. These summaries are available on this web page, together with yearly tables of the monthly anomalies for past years and for the year (2001) to date.
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | +0.5 | +41 | 0 | |
February | +2.0 | +55 | +7 | |
March | 0.0 | +17 | +23 | |
April | +0.5 | 0 | +1 | |
May | +0.8 | -19 | +9 | |
June | +0.5 | -53 | +7 | |
July | +2.8 | -33 | +25 | |
August | +4.1 | -81 | +53 | |
September | +0.3 | +48 | +4 | |
October | +2.1 | +10 | +16 | |
November | +1.1 | -17 | +10 | |
December | -2.5 | -26 | +1 | |
Annual | +1.0 | -5 | +15 |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 0.0 | -31 | -52 | Dry and cloudy |
February | -1.0 | +28 | +23 | Cold, wet and sunny |
March | -1.6 | -21 | -36 | Cold, dry and cloudy |
April | +0.4 | 0 | -10 | Cloudy |
May | -1.8 | 0 | -1 | Cold |
June | +0.8 | -50 | +19 | Sunny and very dry |
July | +0.8 | -31 | +12 | Dry and rather warm |
August | +1.1 | +8 | +7 | Warm, sunny and thundery |
September | +0.4 | -60 | +19 | Mild, sunny and very dry |
October | +0.7 | +21 | +5 | Mild, wet in Scotland |
November | -1.2 | +37 | +36 | Cold, wet and sunny |
December | -1.9 | -28 | +12 | Dull and cold |
Annual | -0.1 | -8 | +3 |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | -1.1 | -70 | -1 | Dry and cloudy |
February | +2.2 | +74 | +3 | Very mild, wet and windy |
March | +2.6 | -31 | +5 | Very mild and mostly dry |
April | +1.3 | -41 | -3 | Mild and dry |
May | +0.2 | +25 | +17 | Sunny, cool in the north |
June | -0.6 | +65 | -26 | Cloudy, very wet in England |
July | +1.2 | -26 | +17 | Dry and quite warm |
August | +2.8 | -4 | +16 | Very hot |
September | +0.8 | -48 | +24 | Dry and very sunny |
October | +0.3 | -21 | +27 | Sunny, warm in the south |
November | +1.6 | +25 | -18 | Mild, cloudy and quite wet |
December | +0.7 | +20 | -7 | Rather wet and mild |
Annual | +1.0 | -4 | +5 |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | +1.0 | +27 | +7 | Mild and wet |
February | +3.5 | -33 | +2 | Very mild, dry except for the NW |
March | +1.7 | +35 | -24 | Mild, wet and cloudy |
April | -0.5 | +102 | -9 | Very wet and rather cool |
May | +1.5 | -47 | +5 | Warm and very dry |
June | -0.5 | +74 | -16 | Very wet, rather cool and cloudy |
July | -0.7 | +24 | -24 | Cool, dull and rather wet |
August | +0.2 | -29 | +10 | Rather dry and sunny |
September | +0.6 | +7 | -3 | Mild, wet in the south |
October | -0.8 | +68 | +8 | Very wet and rather cool |
November | -0.5 | +2 | +37 | Very sunny and rather cool |
December | +0.3 | 0 | +4 | An average month |
Annual | +0.5 | +15 | -5 |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | +1.1 | +52 | +15 | Very wet and quite mild |
February | +0.7 | +10 | +42 | Very sunny and rather mild |
March | +1.5 | +16 | +14 | Mild, wet and sunny |
April | +0.9 | +49 | +1 | Mild and very wet |
May | +1.2 | 0 | -5 | Mild, wet in Scotland |
June | -0.6 | +37 | -4 | Rather wet, cool in north |
July | +1.3 | -36 | +14 | Warm, dry and sunny, except in northern Scotland |
August | +0.4 | +30 | +6 | Dry and sunny in Scotland, wet and cloudy in England & Wales |
September | +1.7 | +38 | +9 | Wet and very warm |
October | +0.2 | -9 | +18 | Very sunny in England, rather dry and mild |
November | +0.8 | -22 | +15 | Mild, sunny and rather dry |
December | -0.9 | +58 | +35 | Cold, sunny and very wet |
Annual | +0.7 | +17 | +8 |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | +1.1 | -31 | +29 | Mild, sunny and dry |
February | +1.9 | +32 | +24 | Mild, wet and sunny |
March | +1.6 | -33 | +2 | Mild and dry |
April | -0.7 | +126 | -9 | Cool and very wet |
May | +0.9 | +28 | +17 | Warm, sunny and wet |
June | -0.1 | -16 | -12 | Warm in the south, cool in the north |
July | -0.7 | -18 | -9 | Cool in the east, dry in Scotland |
August | +1.0 | -21 | +16 | Warm, dry and sunny |
September | +0.7 | +55 | -8 | Wet, but mild |
October | -0.3 | +86 | +9 | Very wet, especially in the south |
November | -0.1 | +79 | +9 | Very wet, especially in the south |
December | +0.6 | +63 | +9 | Very wet, mild at first |
Annual | +0.7 | +37 | +3 | A warm and very wet year |
Month | Daytime temp (°C) | Rainfall (%) | Sunshine(%) | Brief description |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | -0.2 | +1 | +54 | Very sunny, wet in the south |
February | +0.4 | +50 | +25 | Wet and mild in the south; sunny elsewhere |
March | -0.9 | +63 | -1 | Cloudy and wet in the south; cool everywhere |
April | -0.4 | +56 | +3 | Cool and wet, but dry in Scotland |
May | +1.5 | -38 | +19 | Rather warm, sunny and dry |
June | -0.3 | -31 | -7 | Dry; warm and sunny in south |
July | +0.4 | +9 | -5 | A rather average month; cool in north |
August | +0.7 | +12 | +4 | Rather warm; on the wet side |
September | -0.5 | -11 | -10 | Cool; wet in the east |
October | +1.9 | +47 | +1 | Wet and very mild |
November | +0.6 | -31 | -1 | Rather mild and dry; sunny in the south |
December | -0.9 | -34 | +64 | Very sunny and dry; rather cold |
Annual | +0.1 | +7 | +4 | An average year; slightly wet |
[Anomalies are with respect to the 1951-80 average]