Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Preston, England, United Kingdom climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Preston, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 18°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 1°C.

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Preston, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 21°C High · 80th pct
Low 15°C Very High · 95th pct
Feels-like 14°C High · 89th pct
Humidity 11.6 g/m³ Above Normal · 71st pct
Wind 16 km/h Low · 23rd pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Preston average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Preston, England, United Kingdom, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 5°C 1°C 3 mm
February 5°C 1°C 3 mm
March 8°C 2°C 3 mm
April 10°C 3°C 3 mm
May 14°C 6°C 3 mm
June 17°C 9°C 3 mm
July 18°C 11°C 3 mm
August 18°C 11°C 3 mm
September 16°C 9°C 3 mm
October 12°C 7°C 3 mm
November 8°C 4°C 3 mm
December 6°C 2°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 31°C on 2022-07-19
  • Coldest day on record: -10°C on 1981-12-23

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Percentiles compare each day to Preston, England, United Kingdom's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →