Weather in Essex

Calculated from weather data of Southend Airport (EGMC) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	46.0	46.0	47.0	46.0	43.0	49.0
February	50.0	53.0	51.0	53.0	47.0	50.0
March	52.0	53.0	51.0	53.0	51.0	50.0
April	56.0		55.0	57.0	52.0	58.0
May	63.0		62.0	65.0	59.0	65.0
June	70.0		72.0	70.0	70.0	69.0
July	74.0		72.0	77.0	72.0	71.0
August	74.0		75.0	78.0	69.0	75.0
September	68.0		73.0	67.0	70.0	68.0
October	61.0		63.0	64.0	61.0	58.0
November	52.0		52.0	55.0	52.0	54.0
December	48.0		50.0	42.0	49.0	46.0
Average	58.0	51.0	60.0	61.0	58.0	59.0

10th 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	38	36	35	35	40
February	38.0	44	37	40	37	39
March	40.0	44	40	39	37	38
April	41.0		42	40	35	40
May	47.0		49	48	45	45
June	54.0		58	51	54	52
July	57.0		59	56	57	55
August	55.0		50	57	55	58
September	52.0		56	52	54	51
October	48.0		50	49	47	47
November	41.0		42	44	41	42
December	39.0		43	32	41	38
Average	45.0	42.0	47.0	46.0	45.0	45.0

56th 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	7	6	0	3
77 °F or warmer	0	24	31	8	20
68 °F or warmer	0	94	102	77	83
32 °F or colder	9	30	25	31	14

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.4	7	9	3	18	5
February	10.3	9	1	9	16	16
March	9.5	11	18	5	6	6
April	4.7		10	2	0	4
May	3.9		2	7	8	1
June	4.4		2	2	8	6
July	4.6		8	0	6	4
August	4.7		4	2	2	6
September	4.8		2	4	3	5
October	9.2		10	4	7	21
November	9.4		12	19	6	3
December	11.2		17	4	9	11
Average	6.8	9.3	7.2	4.6	6.8	6.7

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	11.0	12	12	9	11	12
February	13.0	13	10	17	11	18
March	12.3	12	13	10	12	14
April	10.2		10	11	10	10
May	9.7		10	10	11	10
June	10.1		10	10	8	11
July	10.3		12	10	9	11
August	10.3		10	10	10	11
September	10.3		9	9	9	11
October	11.3		10	12	11	12
November	10.5		12	11	9	10
December	11.3		13	8	11	10
Average	10.9	12.4	10.8	10.5	10.0	11.6

56th 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	SW	SW	W	W	SW
February	SW	W	SW	S	SW
March	S	SW	E	W	SW
April		E	NE	NE	E
May		NE	SW	SW	NE
June		E	S	NE	SW
July		SW	SW	S	SW
August		SW	E	SW	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 74 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Essex?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 46 °F 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 11.2 %.

Which month is the driest in Essex?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in May. The probability is about 3.9 %.