Average Temperature in United Kingdom by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in the United Kingdom for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in the United Kingdom?

2014 was the warmest year in the history of the United Kingdom. The average daily high temperature was 13.2 °C, and the average low was 6.7 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in the United Kingdom?

1963 was the coolest year in the history of the United Kingdom. The average daily high temperature was 10.9 °C, and the average low was 4.4 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	20	12.7	6.1
2020	2	13.0	6.4
2019	10	12.9	6.2
2018	14	12.8	6.1
2017	4	12.9	6.4
2016	20	12.7	6.1
2015	26	12.5	5.9
2014	1	13.2	6.7
2013	44	12.1	5.7
2012	44	12.1	5.7
2011	6	12.9	6.3
2010	100	11.6	4.8
2009	23	12.6	6.1
2008	26	12.4	6.0
2007	4	12.9	6.4
2006	2	12.9	6.5
2005	12	12.6	6.4
2004	12	12.6	6.4
2003	6	13.0	6.2
2002	6	12.7	6.5
2001	35	12.2	5.8
2000	26	12.4	6.0
1999	14	12.7	6.2
1998	25	12.4	6.2
1997	6	13.0	6.2
1996	81	11.7	5.1
1995	23	12.9	5.8
1994	31	12.3	5.8
1993	68	11.7	5.3
1992	41	12.3	5.6
1991	52	12.1	5.4
1990	10	13.0	6.1
1989	14	13.0	5.9
1988	35	12.2	5.8
1987	100	11.4	5.0
1986	117	11.1	4.5
1985	111	11.2	4.7
1984	52	12.2	5.3
1983	46	12.2	5.6
1982	47	12.3	5.4
1981	87	11.6	5.0
1980	68	11.7	5.3
1979	115	11.1	4.6
1978	75	11.6	5.3
1977	68	11.7	5.3
1976	35	12.4	5.6
1975	35	12.5	5.5
1974	58	11.9	5.4
1973	58	12.1	5.2
1972	82	11.7	5.0
1971	41	12.4	5.5
1970	75	11.8	5.1
1969	87	11.6	5.0
1968	82	11.6	5.1
1967	58	11.9	5.4
1966	79	11.6	5.2
1965	111	11.2	4.7
1964	65	11.9	5.2
1963	121	10.9	4.4
1962	119	11.1	4.4
1961	49	12.2	5.5
1960	52	12.1	5.4
1959	14	13.1	5.8
1958	75	11.7	5.2
1957	35	12.4	5.6
1956	107	11.5	4.7
1955	82	12.0	4.7
1954	94	11.5	5.0
1953	29	12.6	5.7
1952	104	11.6	4.7
1951	94	11.6	4.9
1950	68	11.9	5.1
1949	14	13.1	5.8
1948	35	12.5	5.5
1947	68	12.0	5.0
1946	64	12.0	5.2
1945	22	12.8	5.9
1944	55	12.1	5.3
1943	31	12.5	5.6
1942	100	11.6	4.8
1941	104	11.5	4.8
1940	87	11.7	4.9
1939	51	12.0	5.6
1938	31	12.3	5.8
1937	65	11.7	5.4
1936	63	11.8	5.4
1935	58	11.9	5.4
1934	29	12.4	5.9
1933	31	12.4	5.7
1932	58	11.9	5.4
1931	94	11.4	5.1
1930	75	11.7	5.2
1929	94	11.7	4.8
1928	68	11.9	5.1
1927	87	11.6	5.0
1926	49	12.2	5.5
1925	94	11.6	4.9
1924	79	11.6	5.2
1923	104	11.4	4.9
1922	114	11.2	4.6
1921	19	13.0	5.8
1920	55	12.0	5.4
1919	120	11.1	4.3
1918	68	11.9	5.1
1917	117	11.2	4.4
1916	82	11.6	5.1
1915	110	11.4	4.5
1914	47	12.3	5.4
1913	55	12.0	5.4
1912	87	11.6	5.0
1911	41	12.5	5.4
1910	87	11.6	5.0
1909	115	11.2	4.5
1908	65	11.9	5.2
1907	109	11.4	4.7
1906	82	11.9	4.8
1905	87	11.7	4.9
1904	100	11.6	4.8
1903	107	11.4	4.8
1902	113	11.3	4.5
1901	94	11.8	4.7