England climate
World Climates covers 53 places in England. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Isles of Scilly (Hugh Town) (12 °C54 °F) and the coolest is Oldham (9 °C47 °F). The wettest is Plymouth with 1,164 mm46 in of precipitation per year, the driest Southend-on-Sea with 681 mm27 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are temperate oceanic (Cfb, 53 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Slough (23 °C74 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Oldham (0 °C33 °F in February).
Across the places in England, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and August (49, 53 and 53 of 53 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in England?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in England is Isles of Scilly (Hugh Town) at 12 °C54 °F. The coolest is Oldham at 9 °C47 °F.
Where does it rain the most in England?
Plymouth gets the most precipitation, 1,164 mm46 in in an average year. The driest place is Southend-on-Sea with 681 mm27 in.
How many places in England does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 53 places in England. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit England?
It depends on the place. Across England, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and August. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in England
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Coventry → data of Leicester
- Islington → data of London
- Derby → data of Nottingham
- City of Westminster → data of London
- Northampton → data of Milton Keynes
- Barking → data of Bexley
- Archway → data of London
- Portsmouth → data of Southampton
- Dudley → data of Wolverhampton
- Sutton → data of London
- St Helens → data of Manchester
- Wigan → data of Manchester
- Croydon → data of London
- Warrington → data of Manchester
- Walsall → data of Birmingham
- Ilford → data of Bexley
- Enfield Town → data of London
- York → data of Leeds
- Poole → data of Bournemouth
- Burnley → data of Preston
- Harrow → data of Slough
- Blackburn → data of Preston
- Basildon → data of Southend-on-Sea
- Bolton → data of Manchester
- Stockport → data of Oldham
- High Wycombe → data of Slough
- Tottenham → data of London
- Salford → data of Manchester
- Solihull → data of Birmingham
- Watford → data of Slough
- Rotherham → data of Sheffield
- Doncaster → data of Sheffield
- Chesterfield → data of Mansfield
- Chelmsford → data of Southend-on-Sea
- Sutton Coldfield → data of Birmingham
- Wakefield → data of Sheffield
- Walthamstow → data of London
- Dagenham → data of Bexley
- Maidstone → data of Southend-on-Sea
- Bedford → data of Milton Keynes
- Woking → data of Slough
- West Bromwich → data of Birmingham
- Bath → data of Bristol
- Gillingham → data of Southend-on-Sea
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.