The UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves. But temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. Type in your postcode to see what summer 2026 was like in your area.
A modern browser with JavaScript and a stable internet connection is required to view this interactive. As a result, we can't show information for your location, but data for the entire UK is available below. In the UK summer temperatures have been above average.
The maximum daily temperature was 21.3C on average, which is 2.4C above what it was for summer between 1991 and 2020. Virtually all of the UK experienced above average temperatures, driven by repeated heatwaves. Southern England and Wales saw heat far above usual.
Temperatures were closer to normal across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rainfall in the UK has been below average this summer. Across the country a total of 195mm of rain fell on average, which is 23% below what it was for summer between 1991 and 2020.
Summer months tend to be drier, but this year was exceptional. Only north-western Scotland saw more summer rain than usual, as droughts were declared across much of the rest of the UK. This lookup uses data from the HadUK Grid dataset (opens in new tab), which is produced by the Met Office Hadley Centre.
HadUK Grid is one of the main products used by scientists to monitor and research the UK’s changing climate. The HadUK dataset displays temperature and rainfall data across a uniform grid covering the entire landmass of the UK. The data does not cover the Channel Islands.
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