Weather in Essex

Calculated from weather data of London City Airport (EGLC) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.5	8.5	8.8	8.6	7.0	10.4
February	10.3	12.0	10.4	11.0	8.9	11.3
March	11.8	12.4	10.9	12.4	11.4	11.5
April	14.5		13.5	14.5	11.6	17.0
May	18.2		17.5	18.8	15.4	20.0
June	22.3		24.0	21.6	21.8	21.6
July	23.9		22.0	25.8	23.0	22.6
August	23.2		22.5	25.6	20.6	24.3
September	20.6		23.6	19.6	21.1	20.8
October	16.4		17.5	17.8	16.3	15.0
November	11.7		11.3	12.9	11.1	13.0
December	9.5		10.5	5.7	9.9	9.0
Average	15.3	10.9	16.0	16.6	14.8	16.4

3rd highest temperature of United Kingdom

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	3.9	4	4	4	3	6
February	5.0	7	5	6	4	6
March	6.0	7	6	6	5	6
April	6.9		6	7	4	8
May	10.2		10	11	8	10
June	13.8		14	13	14	14
July	16.0		15	16	16	15
August	15.6		15	17	14	17
September	13.3		15	13	14	13
October	10.6		11	12	11	10
November	7.0		7	9	6	8
December	5.3		7	2	6	5
Average	9.0	5.9	9.5	9.7	8.8	9.7

78th 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
30 °C or warmer	0	4	8	0	8
25 °C or warmer	0	28	34	14	24
20 °C or warmer	0	96	104	86	100
0 °C or colder	5	9	10	12	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.0	6	11	6	27	9
February	14.5	16	4	11	22	20
March	13.6	12	22	13	11	9
April	7.7		12	4	4	6
May	7.9		5	11	15	2
June	7.9		3	5	15	11
July	6.6		10	0	9	8
August	8.1		7	3	10	11
September	6.7		5	8	6	4
October	13.9		10	10	10	30
November	12.6		15	19	6	10
December	15.6		18	8	17	16
Average	10.2	11.7	9.4	7.6	12.0	10.5

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 (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	16.4	17	18	14	15	17
February	19.1	18	14	24	16	26
March	18.4	17	18	16	17	20
April	16.0		15	17	16	16
May	15.5		15	15	17	16
June	16.1		16	16	13	16
July	15.8		18	15	14	16
August	15.4		16	14	15	15
September	15.3		14	13	14	16
October	16.5		15	16	17	17
November	15.5		17	16	14	15
December	16.5		19	11	17	14
Average	16.4	17.2	16.1	15.5	15.1	16.8

79th 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	SW	W	SW	S	SW
March	S	SW	E	W	SW
April		SE	NE	NE	E
May		NE	SW	SW	E
June		E	SW	N	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	W
August		SW	SE	W	SW
September		S	W	S	W
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		W	SW	W	SW
December		SW	N	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Essex weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Essex?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Essex?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 9 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Essex?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in December with a probability of around 15.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Essex?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 6.6 %.