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Country ranking

United Kingdom: warming city by city

33 weather stations ranked by temperature change between 1961–1990 and 2016–2025.

Key figures: United Kingdom

Median change
+1.34°C33 stations, 2016–2025 versus 1961–1990
Largest increase
+1.82°CBasildon (HEATHROW)
Smallest increase
+1.05°CThreave (THREAVE)
Longest record
since 1844Armagh (ARMAGH)

For each station, we compare the mean annual temperature of 2016–2025 with the same station's 1961–1990 mean. In this ranking the change runs from +1.05°C in Threave to +1.82°C in Basildon; half of the 33 stations are above +1.34°C.

Over 2016–2025, the warmest station in the ranking is Basildon (annual mean 12.4°C) and the coldest is Balmoral (7.5°C).

United Kingdom: which cities are warming fastest?

#CityChange
1BasildonHEATHROW · 1960–2025HEATHROW · NOAA1960–202510.5°C12.4°C+1.82°C
2IpswichWATTISHAM · 1962–2025WATTISHAM · NOAA1962–20259.2°C10.9°C+1.72°C
3ChelmsfordROTHAMSTED · 1916–2025ROTHAMSTED · NOAA1916–20259.1°C10.8°C+1.65°C
4MargateMANSTON · 1961–2025MANSTON · NOAA1961–202510.1°C11.7°C+1.61°C
5High MowthorpeHIGH MOWTHORPE · 1960–2025HIGH MOWTHORPE · NOAA1960–20258.1°C9.6°C+1.58°C
6MaidstoneWISLEY · 1911–2025WISLEY · NOAA1911–202510.0°C11.5°C+1.56°C
7Royal Wootton BassettLYNEHAM · 1960–2025LYNEHAM · NOAA1960–20259.3°C10.8°C+1.55°C
8Stoke-on-TrentKEELE · 1960–2025KEELE · NOAA1960–20258.6°C10.1°C+1.52°C
9NottinghamNOTTINGHAM WATNALL · 1960–2024NOTTINGHAM WATNALL · NOAA1960–20249.1°C10.6°C+1.50°C
10MorpethMORPETH COCKLE PARK · 1962–2025MORPETH COCKLE PARK · NOAA1962–20258.2°C9.6°C+1.45°C
11AberystwythGOGERDDAN · 1960–2025GOGERDDAN · NOAA1960–20259.6°C11.0°C+1.44°C
12BournemouthHURN · 1960–2025HURN · NOAA1960–20259.8°C11.3°C+1.44°C
13AshfordALICE HOLT LODGE · 1960–2025ALICE HOLT LODGE · NOAA1960–20259.3°C10.8°C+1.43°C
14HastingsHASTINGS · 1960–2025HASTINGS · NOAA1960–202510.5°C11.9°C+1.40°C
15BradfordBRADFORD · 1911–2025BRADFORD · NOAA1911–20258.8°C10.2°C+1.36°C
16YeovilYEOVILTON · 1965–2025YEOVILTON · NOAA1965–202510.0°C11.3°C+1.36°C
17BelfastSTORMONT CASTLE · 1960–2025STORMONT CASTLE · NOAA1960–20259.1°C10.4°C+1.34°C
18PlymouthPLYMOUTH MOUNTBATTEN · 1960–2025PLYMOUTH MOUNTBATTEN · NOAA1960–202510.6°C11.9°C+1.34°C
19AberdeenDYCE · 1960–2025DYCE · NOAA1960–20257.9°C9.2°C+1.32°C
20AberporthABERPORTH · 1960–2025ABERPORTH · NOAA1960–20259.5°C10.8°C+1.31°C
21SheffieldSHEFFIELD · 1883–2024SHEFFIELD · NOAA1883–20249.5°C10.8°C+1.30°C
22BirminghamCET CENTRAL ENGLAND · 1881–2025CET CENTRAL ENGLAND · NOAA1881–20259.5°C10.7°C+1.26°C
23ArmaghARMAGH · 1844–2025ARMAGH · NOAA1844–20259.2°C10.4°C+1.23°C
24BalmoralBALMORAL · 1960–2025BALMORAL · NOAA1960–20256.3°C7.5°C+1.19°C
25EskdalemuirESKDALEMUIR · 1954–2025ESKDALEMUIR · NOAA1954–20257.0°C8.2°C+1.18°C
26HolyheadVALLEY · 1931–2025VALLEY · NOAA1931–202510.0°C11.2°C+1.17°C
27PrestwickAUCHINCRUIVE · 1960–2025AUCHINCRUIVE · NOAA1960–20258.7°C9.9°C+1.17°C
28LerwickLERWICK · 1931–2025LERWICK · NOAA1931–20257.0°C8.1°C+1.15°C
29DundeeLEUCHARS · 1960–2025LEUCHARS · NOAA1960–20258.3°C9.4°C+1.14°C
30EdinburghEDINBURGH ROYAL BOTANIC GARDE · 1961–2025EDINBURGH ROYAL BOTANIC GARDE · NOAA1961–20258.8°C9.9°C+1.11°C
31WickWICK · 1931–2025WICK · NOAA1931–20257.6°C8.7°C+1.09°C
32Stornoway AirportSTORNOWAY AIRPORT · 1874–2024STORNOWAY AIRPORT · NOAA1874–20248.0°C9.1°C+1.05°C
33ThreaveTHREAVE · 1961–2025THREAVE · NOAA1961–20258.3°C9.4°C+1.05°C

Detailed city pages: United Kingdom

Full annual series, temperature records and monthly averages.

Method and limits

  • Data: annual means from NOAA (GHCN) and ECA&D stations. A station is ranked when it has at least 20 years in 1961–1990 and 8 years in 2016–2025.
  • One row per station: when several towns share the same station, only the nearest one is shown.
  • These are raw, non-homogenised series: a station move, an instrument change or urban growth can increase or reduce the change at one station. The country median is more robust than the rank of any single city.
  • Changes below −1.5°C or above +6°C are treated as measurement breaks and left out.

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