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UK last month

June 2026

June followed May’s pattern and was another month of two halves, with an unsettled and cool first half followed by exceptional heat in the second half. The first two weeks of June were largely unsettled with a westerly Atlantic flow bringing cloudy conditions from a succession of low-pressure systems and associated weather fronts. In contrast to the exceptional heatwave toward the end of May, daily maximum temperatures were fairly suppressed, often reaching only the high teens. The first half of the month also saw frequent rainfall, at times heavy and widespread, no doubt welcome for farmers and allaying some of the concerns of the dry spring in the south and east. It was also windy at times, particularly in exposed coastal locations. Towards mid-month, however, temperatures started to rise in the south-east, associated with a developing heatwave on the near continent. As the high-pressure system set in, heatwave conditions were met across central and southern England and Wales, and the Met Office issued rare Red Warnings for Extreme Heat across three consecutive days. Records tumbled as the heat set in, with a provisional new UK maximum June temperature of 37.7°C recorded at Lingwood (Norfolk) on the 26^th and a provisional new Wales maximum temperature of 35.9°C recorded at Cardiff, Bute Park on the 25^th. Minimum temperatures were also much higher than average, and Cardiff, Bute Park provisionally recorded June’s highest daily minimum temperature for the UK, with 23.5°C on the 25^th. The Central England Temperature Series (CET), which extends back to 1772 for daily data, provisionally saw the highest ever daily mean temperature anomaly on the 26^th when the mean temperature reached 26.5°C, 11.8°C above the 1991-2020 monthly average. Temperatures finally descended on the 28^th, with the month closing with above average but not record-breaking temperatures.

The first half of the month saw temperatures slightly below the 1991-2020 average, but following the heatwave the month closed with mean temperatures over 2°C above average. This was the fifth consecutive month where the UK mean temperature was over 1°C above the long-term average. England was particularly hot, recording a provisional mean temperature of 17.1°C, 2.8°C above the average and England’s warmest June on record. The UK provisionally recorded its second warmest June on record, as did Wales, while Scotland and Northern Ireland recorded their joint fourth warmest Junes. Minimum temperatures were particularly high, with the UK, England and Wales all provisionally recording their warmest Junes for minimum temperatures, Scotland its joint warmest June, and Northern Ireland its second warmest June. Many areas in the first half of the month saw plenty of rainfall, with parts of Northern Ireland, north-west England, southern England and southern Wales receiving the whole-month average rainfall by mid-month. The second half of the month saw occasional heavy showers and thunderstorms, and the month closed with above average rainfall for the UK and all nations. Sunshine was around average for the UK, with England and Wales recording above average sunshine hours but Scotland and Northern Ireland recording below average sunshine hours.

The UK monthly extremes were as follows: A maximum temperature of 37.7°C was recorded at Lingwood, Strumpshaw Hill (Norfolk) on the 26^th. A minimum temperature of -1.0°C was recorded at Braemar No 2 (Aberdeenshire) on the 15^th. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 UTC on the 4^th, 122.6mm of rain fell at Honister Pass (Cumbria). A wind gust of 64 knots (74 mph) was recorded at Wight: Needles Old Battery (Isle of Wight) on the 3^rd and 6^th.

Regional values for June 2026