Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

London and Southampton generally exhibit the warmest temperatures
In contrast, Glasgow experiences the coolest temperatures among the listed cities, even dipping into discomfort in January
Cities like Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham have very similar temperatures
All cities have temperatures within the comfort zone during summer months.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	7.8°C	6.6°C	8.3°C	8.0°C	6.7°C	6.8°C	7.7°C	5.6°C	6.7°C	6.6°C
Feb	9.5°C	8.3°C	9.0°C	9.2°C	8.3°C	8.6°C	8.9°C	6.7°C	8.3°C	8.1°C
Mar	11.4°C	10.0°C	10.1°C	10.6°C	9.9°C	10.2°C	10.3°C	8.4°C	10.1°C	9.7°C
Apr	13.9°C	12.3°C	12.2°C	13.0°C	12.2°C	12.4°C	12.6°C	11.1°C	12.6°C	12.1°C
May	17.8°C	16.0°C	15.6°C	16.4°C	16.0°C	16.0°C	16.1°C	14.5°C	16.2°C	15.9°C
Jun	21.5°C	19.0°C	18.7°C	19.7°C	19.0°C	19.0°C	19.2°C	17.1°C	19.2°C	18.8°C
Jul	23.2°C	20.8°C	20.6°C	21.5°C	20.5°C	21.1°C	21.1°C	18.0°C	20.2°C	20.6°C
Aug	23.2°C	20.7°C	20.4°C	21.4°C	20.4°C	21.3°C	20.9°C	17.4°C	20.1°C	20.5°C
Sep	20.2°C	18.1°C	18.5°C	19.1°C	17.8°C	18.6°C	18.5°C	15.4°C	17.5°C	17.7°C
Oct	15.9°C	14.0°C	15.5°C	15.5°C	13.8°C	14.3°C	14.8°C	11.7°C	13.7°C	13.8°C
Nov	11.2°C	9.7°C	11.8°C	11.3°C	9.7°C	9.9°C	10.8°C	8.5°C	9.8°C	9.6°C
Dec	9.0°C	7.6°C	9.8°C	9.4°C	7.5°C	7.7°C	8.9°C	6.4°C	7.6°C	7.5°C
Average	13.6°C	14.2°C	11.7°C	13.5°C	15.4°C	13.5°C	13.8°C	14.2°C	13.4°C	14.6°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	3.1°C	2.2°C	4.7°C	3.4°C	2.4°C	2.0°C	2.8°C	1.4°C	2.5°C	2.2°C
Feb	4.3°C	3.1°C	5.3°C	4.4°C	3.3°C	2.9°C	3.8°C	2.1°C	3.3°C	3.0°C
Mar	5.2°C	3.6°C	6.0°C	4.9°C	3.7°C	3.5°C	4.2°C	2.3°C	4.0°C	3.5°C
Apr	6.2°C	4.5°C	6.8°C	5.8°C	4.5°C	4.2°C	5.0°C	3.6°C	5.0°C	4.4°C
May	9.5°C	7.9°C	9.6°C	8.5°C	7.8°C	7.5°C	8.2°C	6.7°C	8.2°C	7.8°C
Jun	12.8°C	10.8°C	12.5°C	11.6°C	10.5°C	10.4°C	11.2°C	9.2°C	11.0°C	10.5°C
Jul	15.1°C	12.9°C	14.8°C	13.9°C	12.6°C	12.7°C	13.5°C	10.6°C	12.9°C	12.7°C
Aug	15.4°C	13.1°C	15.1°C	14.0°C	13.0°C	13.2°C	13.5°C	10.8°C	13.1°C	13.0°C
Sep	13.2°C	11.1°C	13.4°C	12.3°C	10.9°C	11.1°C	11.6°C	8.9°C	11.1°C	10.9°C
Oct	10.5°C	8.7°C	11.7°C	10.3°C	8.7°C	8.7°C	9.4°C	6.9°C	8.8°C	8.6°C
Nov	6.7°C	5.4°C	8.2°C	6.8°C	5.5°C	5.3°C	6.2°C	4.1°C	5.7°C	5.4°C
Dec	4.9°C	3.9°C	6.5°C	5.4°C	3.8°C	3.7°C	4.8°C	2.6°C	4.0°C	3.9°C
Average	7.3°C	7.9°C	5.8°C	7.2°C	8.9°C	7.5°C	7.1°C	9.6°C	7.2°C	8.4°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

London and Portsmouth generally experience higher total sun hours compared to other cities, particularly in the summer months, with Portsmouth peaking at 7.6 hours in June.
Conversely, Glasgow and Manchester consistently report the highest levels of precipitation, particularly in the winter months, indicating a wetter climate, while cities like Southampton and Bristol maintain a more balanced approach with moderate sun hours and precipitation.
Overall, cities in the South, such as London and Southampton, tend to have more sunshine and less rainfall, while Northern cities like Glasgow and Manchester show a significant contrast with lower sun hours coupled with higher precipitation levels throughout the year.

Sunny Weather

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	2.4 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	2.1 hours/day
Feb	2.4 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	2.1 hours/day
Mar	2.8 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.4 hours/day
Apr	4.0 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
May	4.6 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	3.8 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	3.8 hours/day
Jun	5.7 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	4.6 hours/day
Jul	4.2 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	3.6 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	3.8 hours/day
Aug	4.8 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day	2.4 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
Sep	4.2 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	3.7 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	3.6 hours/day
Oct	2.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.1 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Nov	2.3 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	2.0 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.9 hours/day
Dec	1.4 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	1.3 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	1.5 hours/day
Average	2.6 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	2.5 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	3.7 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	1.9mm	1.8mm	2.4mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	1.7mm	2.2mm	4.1mm	3.1mm	2.4mm
Feb	1.8mm	2.0mm	2.2mm	2.2mm	2.8mm	2.0mm	2.3mm	5.1mm	3.5mm	3.0mm
Mar	2.0mm	2.1mm	2.2mm	2.4mm	2.8mm	2.0mm	2.3mm	4.3mm	3.3mm	2.8mm
Apr	1.4mm	1.6mm	1.4mm	1.7mm	1.6mm	1.4mm	1.8mm	2.2mm	1.9mm	1.7mm
May	1.8mm	2.2mm	1.8mm	2.2mm	1.9mm	2.0mm	2.3mm	2.6mm	2.1mm	2.2mm
Jun	2.3mm	2.1mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	2.4mm	2.2mm	2.0mm	3.4mm	3.1mm	2.6mm
Jul	1.9mm	2.3mm	1.7mm	1.9mm	2.8mm	2.2mm	2.2mm	3.5mm	3.5mm	3.1mm
Aug	2.0mm	2.1mm	1.9mm	2.0mm	2.2mm	2.0mm	2.1mm	4.5mm	3.2mm	2.5mm
Sep	2.1mm	2.5mm	2.5mm	2.4mm	2.3mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	3.7mm	3.3mm	2.4mm
Oct	2.9mm	2.9mm	3.9mm	4.0mm	3.0mm	2.6mm	3.4mm	5.5mm	4.0mm	3.2mm
Nov	2.1mm	2.4mm	3.1mm	2.7mm	2.3mm	2.1mm	2.6mm	4.3mm	3.3mm	2.5mm
Dec	2.5mm	2.6mm	3.3mm	3.1mm	2.6mm	2.4mm	3.0mm	5.0mm	3.5mm	2.8mm
Average	2.2mm	2.4mm	4.0mm	2.4mm	2.1mm	3.2mm	2.1mm	2.4mm	2.6mm	2.4mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	20.2km/h	22.2km/h	32.1km/h	25.6km/h	21.6km/h	23.7km/h	23.5km/h	21.9km/h	20.1km/h	23.8km/h
Feb	22.0km/h	24.5km/h	33.3km/h	27.4km/h	24.0km/h	26.0km/h	26.4km/h	25.5km/h	23.2km/h	26.2km/h
Mar	20.6km/h	22.6km/h	30.4km/h	25.2km/h	21.5km/h	23.4km/h	24.2km/h	21.3km/h	21.5km/h	23.4km/h
Apr	18.5km/h	19.8km/h	26.1km/h	21.7km/h	19.5km/h	20.7km/h	20.5km/h	19.6km/h	19.6km/h	20.6km/h
May	17.4km/h	18.0km/h	23.6km/h	20.0km/h	17.8km/h	18.8km/h	19.1km/h	17.5km/h	17.7km/h	18.8km/h
Jun	17.9km/h	18.3km/h	23.8km/h	19.9km/h	18.5km/h	19.2km/h	19.5km/h	18.3km/h	18.2km/h	19.5km/h
Jul	17.6km/h	18.1km/h	24.7km/h	20.6km/h	17.9km/h	18.9km/h	19.6km/h	17.4km/h	17.4km/h	19.1km/h
Aug	17.5km/h	19.1km/h	25.3km/h	21.2km/h	19.2km/h	20.5km/h	20.6km/h	18.3km/h	18.1km/h	20.2km/h
Sep	17.1km/h	18.9km/h	26.3km/h	21.4km/h	19.1km/h	20.2km/h	20.3km/h	18.9km/h	18.1km/h	20.1km/h
Oct	19.8km/h	21.7km/h	31.1km/h	24.8km/h	21.3km/h	23.2km/h	23.0km/h	21.7km/h	20.2km/h	22.8km/h
Nov	19.3km/h	21.3km/h	31.7km/h	25.2km/h	20.1km/h	22.2km/h	23.8km/h	20.0km/h	19.6km/h	21.8km/h
Dec	20.5km/h	23.1km/h	33.7km/h	27.0km/h	22.0km/h	24.3km/h	25.5km/h	21.7km/h	20.8km/h	23.9km/h
Average	20.6km/h	22.2km/h	20.2km/h	20.2km/h	19.0km/h	19.5km/h	21.8km/h	28.5km/h	21.7km/h	23.3km/h

Humidity

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	78.6%	83.3%	81.5%	84.6%	80.6%	83.4%	83.7%	86.8%	82.3%	83.2%
Feb	75.3%	80.7%	81.4%	82.7%	78.3%	81.4%	82.4%	85.7%	78.8%	81.1%
Mar	73.5%	79.3%	81.7%	82.2%	77.0%	80.3%	82.0%	83.3%	76.5%	80.0%
Apr	69.0%	76.5%	79.1%	79.2%	74.5%	78.6%	79.6%	79.4%	72.4%	77.1%
May	69.7%	77.8%	81.0%	80.9%	76.1%	80.5%	80.2%	81.8%	74.1%	77.9%
Jun	66.7%	77.1%	80.4%	79.2%	75.2%	79.4%	79.3%	82.5%	72.8%	77.4%
Jul	64.0%	74.2%	78.1%	76.6%	73.5%	74.8%	75.8%	83.7%	73.5%	74.7%
Aug	62.6%	72.0%	77.3%	76.0%	71.5%	71.5%	75.5%	85.1%	72.6%	73.0%
Sep	66.0%	75.5%	76.9%	76.9%	74.5%	74.6%	77.5%	85.6%	75.4%	76.4%
Oct	73.9%	81.2%	79.8%	82.0%	79.4%	80.8%	82.2%	87.8%	80.4%	81.8%
Nov	77.3%	83.4%	80.3%	83.7%	80.6%	83.6%	83.4%	87.2%	81.1%	83.5%
Dec	81.0%	85.5%	82.8%	85.4%	82.8%	85.5%	85.0%	88.1%	83.7%	85.1%
Average	78.9%	80.6%	84.8%	77.0%	71.5%	77.0%	79.5%	80.0%	79.3%	80.8%

Daylight Hours #

The cities exhibit variations in sunrise and sunset times, with Glasgow consistently having the latest sunset in June at 22:02, while Leeds enjoys the earliest sunrise in June at 04:36.
In terms of day length, Leeds also reports the longest duration of daylight in June at 17:01, contrasting sharply with Glasgow's shortest day in December at just 07:06. This indicates a notable geographic influence on sunlight exposure throughout the seasons across these cities.

Sunrise Time

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	7:57	8:08	7:58	7:59	8:13	8:07	8:07	8:34	8:14	8:10
Feb	7:14	7:23	7:16	7:18	7:25	7:22	7:24	7:41	7:28	7:24
Mar	6:17	6:25	6:21	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:28	6:35	6:26	6:23
Apr	6:04	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:05	6:05	6:14	6:11	6:09	6:06
May	5:08	5:11	5:16	5:16	5:04	5:07	5:19	5:05	5:08	5:06
Jun	4:44	4:46	4:52	4:53	4:37	4:40	4:55	4:33	4:41	4:39
Jul	5:03	5:05	5:10	5:11	4:57	5:00	5:13	4:56	5:02	4:59
Aug	5:48	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:47	5:48	5:58	5:50	5:50	5:47
Sep	6:36	6:43	6:40	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:46	6:50	6:43	6:40
Oct	7:21	7:30	7:24	7:25	7:31	7:28	7:31	7:45	7:33	7:29
Nov	7:19	7:30	7:20	7:22	7:34	7:29	7:29	7:53	7:35	7:32
Dec	7:59	8:10	7:59	8:01	8:16	8:10	8:08	8:40	8:17	8:14
Average	6:36	6:36	6:42	6:30	6:30	6:36	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	16:23	16:26	16:29	16:31	16:19	16:20	16:33	16:19	16:23	16:20
Feb	17:16	17:20	17:21	17:22	17:16	17:16	17:25	17:21	17:19	17:16
Mar	18:13	18:19	18:16	18:17	18:17	18:16	18:22	18:28	18:20	18:17
Apr	19:58	20:07	20:01	20:02	20:08	20:05	20:08	20:25	20:11	20:07
May	20:47	20:58	20:48	20:49	21:03	20:58	20:56	21:25	21:04	21:01
Jun	21:18	21:31	21:18	21:20	21:38	21:31	21:28	22:02	21:38	21:35
Jul	21:08	21:20	21:09	21:11	21:26	21:20	21:19	21:49	21:28	21:23
Aug	20:20	20:29	20:22	20:23	20:32	20:28	20:29	20:50	20:34	20:31
Sep	19:14	19:22	19:17	19:19	19:21	19:19	19:23	19:33	19:23	19:20
Oct	18:00	18:05	18:05	18:06	18:02	18:02	18:10	18:09	18:05	18:02
Nov	16:11	16:15	16:18	16:19	16:08	16:10	16:22	16:10	16:13	16:10
Dec	15:54	15:56	16:01	16:02	15:47	15:50	16:04	15:46	15:52	15:50
Average	18:48	18:54	19:00	18:48	18:42	18:54	18:48	18:48	18:48	18:48

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	London	Birmingham	Portsmouth	Southampton	Leeds	Nottingham	Bristol	Glasgow	Manchester	Sheffield
Jan	8:26 hours	8:18 hours	8:32 hours	8:31 hours	8:06 hours	8:13 hours	8:26 hours	7:44 hours	8:09 hours	8:10 hours
Feb	10:02 hours	9:57 hours	10:05 hours	10:04 hours	9:50 hours	9:55 hours	10:01 hours	9:40 hours	9:52 hours	9:52 hours
Mar	11:13 hours	11:19 hours	11:16 hours	11:17 hours	11:17 hours	11:16 hours	11:22 hours	11:28 hours	11:20 hours	11:17 hours
Apr	12:58 hours	13:07 hours	13:01 hours	13:02 hours	13:08 hours	13:05 hours	13:08 hours	13:25 hours	13:11 hours	13:07 hours
May	13:47 hours	13:58 hours	13:48 hours	13:49 hours	14:03 hours	13:58 hours	13:56 hours	14:25 hours	14:04 hours	14:01 hours
Jun	14:18 hours	14:31 hours	14:18 hours	14:20 hours	14:38 hours	14:31 hours	14:28 hours	15:02 hours	14:38 hours	14:35 hours
Jul	14:08 hours	14:20 hours	14:09 hours	14:11 hours	14:26 hours	14:20 hours	14:19 hours	14:49 hours	14:28 hours	14:23 hours
Aug	13:20 hours	13:29 hours	13:22 hours	13:23 hours	13:32 hours	13:28 hours	13:29 hours	13:50 hours	13:34 hours	13:31 hours
Sep	12:14 hours	12:22 hours	12:17 hours	12:19 hours	12:21 hours	12:19 hours	12:23 hours	12:33 hours	12:23 hours	12:20 hours
Oct	10:39 hours	10:35 hours	10:41 hours	10:41 hours	10:31 hours	10:34 hours	10:39 hours	10:24 hours	10:32 hours	10:33 hours
Nov	8:52 hours	8:45 hours	8:58 hours	8:56 hours	8:35 hours	8:41 hours	8:53 hours	8:17 hours	8:37 hours	8:38 hours
Dec	7:55 hours	7:46 hours	8:02 hours	8:01 hours	7:31 hours	7:40 hours	7:55 hours	7:06 hours	7:35 hours	7:36 hours
Average	11:30 hours	11:36 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours	11:30 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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