Weather in Greater London

Calculated from weather data of London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	44.0	43.0	45.0	44.0	41.0	47.0
February	47.0	50.0	48.0	49.0	44.0	48.0
March	50.0	51.0	48.0	52.0	50.0	48.0
April	55.0		53.0	56.0	50.0	59.0
May	62.0		61.0	63.0	57.0	64.0
June	69.0		72.0	67.0	68.0	66.0
July	72.0		68.0	76.0	70.0	69.0
August	70.0		69.0	76.0	66.0	72.0
September	66.0		71.0	64.0	67.0	65.0
October	58.0		60.0	60.0	58.0	55.0
November	50.0		49.0	53.0	48.0	52.0
December	46.0		48.0	39.0	47.0	44.0
Average	56.0	48.0	58.0	59.0	56.0	57.0

48th 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	37.0	37	37	38	35	40
February	39.0	43	39	40	38	39
March	41.0	43	40	41	40	38
April	43.0		42	43	37	44
May	49.0		48	51	46	50
June	56.0		57	55	56	55
July	59.0		58	62	59	57
August	58.0		57	61	56	58
September	53.0		58	53	56	51
October	49.0		51	51	49	46
November	42.0		42	46	41	43
December	40.0		42	33	42	38
Average	46.0	41.0	48.0	48.0	46.0	47.0

73rd 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	5	0	6
77 °F or warmer	0	16	23	10	16
68 °F or warmer	0	69	75	46	58
32 °F or colder	8	15	11	24	4

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.6	10	16	8	27	16
February	17.9	25	9	13	20	25
March	14.0	16	27	10	10	8
April	6.9		13	4	4	5
May	6.8		5	8	12	1
June	7.3		3	5	12	10
July	7.3		12	2	9	8
August	7.9		9	5	8	9
September	6.2		6	9	4	3
October	11.9		10	8	9	25
November	15.0		22	20	7	11
December	16.3		24	8	17	17
Average	11.0	17.2	12.2	7.6	10.7	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 (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.8	11	12	9	10	13
February	12.7	11	10	15	13	17
March	12.0	11	13	11	12	13
April	10.2		10	11	10	10
May	9.8		10	9	12	10
June	9.8		10	10	8	10
July	9.6		11	9	9	10
August	9.5		9	9	10	11
September	9.6		8	9	9	10
October	11.0		9	11	12	12
November	10.5		10	12	9	11
December	11.4		12	8	12	12
Average	10.5	11.1	10.2	10.3	10.3	11.3

60th 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	S
April		SE	NE	NE	E
May		NE	SW	SW	NE
June		E	S	N	S
July		SW	SW	SW	SW
August		SW	SE	SW	SW
September		S	SW	S	W
October		SW	S	SW	SW
November		SW	SW	W	SW
December		SW	NE	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

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

Greater London weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Greater London?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 72 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Greater London?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 44 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Greater London?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 18.0 %.

Which month is the driest in Greater London?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in September. The probability is about 6.2 %.