Weather in City and Borough of Leeds

Calculated from weather data of Leeds Bradford Airport (EGNM) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	43.0	43.0	44.0	44.0	39.0	47.0
February	45.0	47.0	47.0	46.0	43.0	46.0
March	48.0	48.0	47.0	51.0	48.0	49.0
April	53.0	52.0	52.0	53.0	51.0	55.0
May	59.0		61.0	59.0	55.0	60.0
June	65.0		68.0	64.0	65.0	62.0
July	68.0		65.0	69.0	69.0	63.0
August	66.0		65.0	71.0	64.0	66.0
September	62.0		66.0	62.0	64.0	61.0
October	55.0		56.0	58.0	56.0	53.0
November	48.0		47.0	49.0	49.0	49.0
December	44.0		46.0	38.0	44.0	43.0
Average	54.0	48.0	55.0	56.0	55.0	54.0

76th highest temperature of United Kingdom

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	36.0	36	37	37	34	39
February	37.0	40	39	38	39	36
March	38.0	39	38	38	43	37
April	40.0	41	39	40	41	44
May	46.0		46	47	46	52
June	51.0		52	50	53	55
July	54.0		53	55	56	52
August	54.0		54	55	54	54
September	50.0		53	50	53	48
October	45.0		46	48	47	45
November	40.0		40	42	41	43
December	37.0		39	32	38	37
Average	44.0	39.0	45.0	45.0	46.0	44.0

35th lowest temperature of United Kingdom

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	0	2	0	1
77 °F or warmer	0	11	11	7	7
68 °F or warmer	0	33	41	28	20
32 °F or colder	10	23	22	13	7

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	22.1	23	24	11	35	22
February	26.1	29	15	36	23	41
March	22.7	29	28	15	7	14
April	14.9	26	19	8	2	3
May	11.6		6	14	21	1
June	12.6		8	8	4	28
July	15.4		26	14	11	20
August	14.1		16	6	13	19
September	14.4		17	13	11	10
October	21.5		27	21	19	27
November	22.3		33	20	16	21
December	26.6		47	11	27	27
Average	18.5	26.8	20.2	13.8	14.7	20.6

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.0	13	14	15	12	15
February	14.0	13	14	19	12	20
March	12.4	12	12	10	15	13
April	11.1	13	10	12	9	13
May	10.0		9	12	10	12
June	9.9		9	10	10	11
July	10.3		12	11	8	13
August	10.4		11	9	10	11
September	10.3		9	10	9	12
October	11.7		10	12	13	12
November	11.3		12	10	13	12
December	12.0		14	9	12	11
Average	11.3	12.4	10.9	11.3	10.5	12.8

42nd highest wind speed of United Kingdom

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	W	W	W	SW
February	W	W	W	SE	SW
March	S	SW	SE	W	SW
April	W	E	NW	N	SW
May		NW	W	SW	W
June		NE	SW	W	W
July		SW	W	W	W
August		W	W	W	W
September		SW	NW	SW	W
October		W	SW	SW	W
November		W	S	W	SW
December		SW	NW	W	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

City and Borough of Leeds weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in City and Borough of Leeds?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 68 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in City and Borough of Leeds?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 43 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in City and Borough of Leeds?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 26.6 %.

Which month is the driest in City and Borough of Leeds?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 11.7 %.