The United Kingdom recorded an average temperature of 10 degrees Celsius in 2023, the highest mean temperature since 1961. Throughout the period in consideration, England experienced the hottest temperatures on average. Furthermore, in each country across the United Kingdom, the average temperature between 2014 and 2023 was warmer than the average for 1961 to 1990.
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region
(in degrees Celsius)
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Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society. (June 18, 2024). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Met Office, und Royal Meteorological Society. "Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Met Office, Royal Meteorological Society. (2024). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Met Office, and Royal Meteorological Society. "Average Temperatures in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1961 to 2023, by Period and Region (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Met Office & Royal Meteorological Society, Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period and region (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033613/regional-average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
