The average temperature across the United Kingdom presented a trend of continuous growth since 1961. During the first period, from 1961 to 1990, the country recorded an average temperature of 8.3 degrees Celsius. In the next period, from 1991 to 2020, the UK's average temperature increased by 0.8 degrees Celsius and increased further by 0.5 degrees Celsius between 2014 and 2023. In the latter year, figures remained at 10 degrees Celsius, 1.7 degrees warmer than the average recorded between 1961 and 1990, illustrating the effects of climate change. Nevertheless, 2022 was the warmest year in the United Kingdom.
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period
(in degrees Celsius)
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Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society. (June 18, 2024). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period (in degrees Celsius) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, und Royal Meteorological Society. "Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period (in degrees Celsius)." Chart. June 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, Royal Meteorological Society. (2024). Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period (in degrees Celsius). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office, and Royal Meteorological Society. "Average Temperatures in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1961 to 2023, by Period (in Degrees Celsius)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
Met Office & Royal Meteorological Society, Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period (in degrees Celsius) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average temperatures in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1961 to 2023, by period (in degrees Celsius) [Graph], Met Office, & Royal Meteorological Society, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033560/average-periodic-temperatures-united-kingdom/
