Thermograph

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Brighton, England, United Kingdom weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Brighton, England, United Kingdom, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 32°C on 1990-08-04; its coldest fell to -8°C on 1991-02-07.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C2007-01-18
-6°C1987-01-12
11°C2007-01-09
-7°C1987-01-12
February
15°C2017-02-20
-5°C1991-02-07
11°C2004-02-04
-8°C1991-02-07
March
18°C2012-03-23
1°C2013-03-11
10°C2017-03-29
-4°C2018-03-01
April
23°C2011-04-23
4°C2008-04-06
12°C2024-04-06
-3°C1996-04-02
May
27°C2026-05-26
8°C1997-05-06
15°C2026-05-26
0°C1996-05-04
June
31°C2026-06-24
12°C1989-06-01
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
July
30°C2022-07-19
15°C1988-07-03
18°C2006-07-27
7°C1984-07-03
August
32°C1990-08-04
14°C1986-08-28
19°C2020-08-12
7°C1986-08-29
September
29°C2023-09-09
11°C1993-09-27
19°C2023-09-09
5°C1988-09-30
October
24°C2011-10-01
7°C2008-10-30
16°C2005-10-12
1°C1983-10-30
November
17°C2005-11-02
1°C1993-11-23
14°C2025-11-05
-2°C1993-11-22
December
14°C1997-12-10
-1°C2010-12-02
12°C2015-12-16
-4°C1996-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
15°C2017-02-20
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2015-12-16
-8°C1991-02-07
Spring (Mar–May)
27°C2026-05-26
1°C2013-03-11
15°C2026-05-26
-4°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
32°C1990-08-04
12°C1989-06-01
20°C2026-06-26
3°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
29°C2023-09-09
1°C1993-11-23
19°C2023-09-09
-2°C1993-11-22

All-time records

The most extreme value Brighton has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 32°C 1990-08-04
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 20°C 2026-06-26
Lowest -8°C 1991-02-07

Feels-like

Highest 40°C 2026-06-24
Lowest -17°C 1991-02-07

Humidity

Highest 18.9 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 2.5 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 91 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 5 km/h 2023-09-08

Precip

Wettest 38 mm 2021-10-20
Driest 26-day dry spell 1995-07-28

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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