I have been supplying monthly climate summaries for the UK to The Guardian newspaper since April 1988. These are usually published in the newspaper on the first Monday of each month. I am placing these summaries 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 |