Thermograph

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

Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Southend-on-Sea, 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 31°C on 1990-08-04; its coldest fell to -7°C on 1987-01-12.

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°C1990-02-23
-4°C1991-02-07
10°C2004-02-04
-7°C1991-02-07
March
19°C2021-03-31
0°C1986-03-01
10°C2017-03-19
-4°C1987-03-03
April
23°C2011-04-23
3°C2008-04-06
12°C2024-04-06
-2°C1996-04-02
May
27°C2026-05-26
8°C1997-05-06
15°C2026-05-29
1°C1981-05-03
June
30°C2026-06-24
12°C1985-06-07
20°C2026-06-26
4°C1991-06-04
July
31°C2022-07-19
15°C2000-07-11
19°C2019-07-26
7°C1984-07-03
August
31°C1990-08-04
13°C1986-08-28
20°C2004-08-09
7°C1986-08-29
September
30°C2023-09-09
12°C1993-09-27
19°C2023-09-09
5°C1988-09-30
October
25°C2011-10-01
7°C1992-10-31
16°C2018-10-13
0°C1983-10-30
November
18°C2005-11-02
0°C1993-11-23
13°C2024-11-24
-3°C2008-11-23
December
14°C1997-12-10
-1°C2010-12-02
12°C2000-12-12
-5°C1981-12-19

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°C1990-02-23
-6°C1987-01-12
12°C2000-12-12
-7°C1987-01-12
Spring (Mar–May)
27°C2026-05-26
0°C1986-03-01
15°C2026-05-29
-4°C1987-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
31°C1990-08-04
12°C1985-06-07
20°C2026-06-26
4°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
30°C2023-09-09
0°C1993-11-23
19°C2023-09-09
-3°C2008-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Southend-on-Sea has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 31°C 1990-08-04
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 20°C 2026-06-26
Lowest -7°C 1987-01-12

Feels-like

Highest 37°C 2026-06-24
Lowest -16°C 1991-02-07

Humidity

Highest 18.4 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 86 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 5 km/h 1987-01-19

Precip

Wettest 39 mm 2021-10-20
Driest 29-day dry spell 2023-05-14

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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