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

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Sheffield, 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 21°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 1°C.

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated 29 miles (47 km) south of Leeds and 32 miles (51 km) east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the larger metropolitan borough of Sheffield, which had an estimated population of 582,493 in 2024. via Wikipedia

How today compares

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

High 24°C High · 87th pct
Low 14°C Very High · 90th pct
Feels-like 23°C High · 85th pct
Humidity 10.3 g/m³ Below Normal · 35th pct
Wind 14 km/h Low · 13th pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Sheffield average temperatures by month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 6°C 1°C 3 mm
February 7°C 1°C 3 mm
March 10°C 2°C 3 mm
April 12°C 3°C 3 mm
May 16°C 6°C 3 mm
June 18°C 9°C 3 mm
July 21°C 11°C 3 mm
August 21°C 11°C 3 mm
September 18°C 9°C 3 mm
October 14°C 7°C 3 mm
November 9°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: 33°C on 2022-07-19
  • Coldest day on record: -11°C on 1981-12-23

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Percentiles compare each day to Sheffield, 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 →