Warmest years recorded in England 1884-2023

While 2023 ranked as England's second-hottest year in over a century, the highest mean temperature in the country was recorded one year earlier, at an average of 10.93 degrees Celsius. This was almost one degree warmer than the average UK temperature that year. England's hottest ever summer was also recorded in 2022, with temperatures averaging 17.1 degrees Celsius. Nine of England's 10 hottest years have all been recorded since 2006.