The UK has had its warmest spring on document – and its driest for 50 years, the Met Workplace has mentioned.
Provisional figures confirmed spring temperatures surpassed the long-term common by 1.4C – with a imply temperature of 9.5C (49.1F). That beat the earlier warmest spring recorded in 2024.
Temperature data had been damaged in all 4 nations within the UK – with 1.64C above the long-term common in Northern Eire, 1.56C above common in Scotland, 1.39C in Wales and 1.35C in England.
In data relationship again to 1884, the Met Workplace mentioned eight of the ten warmest springs had occurred since 2000 – and the three warmest had been since 2017, in an indication of the altering local weather.
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Final week, the Met Workplace revealed the UK had recorded its sunniest spring on document – with 630 hours of sunshine from 1 March to 27 Might, beating 2020’s document by 4 hours.
In an replace on Monday, the climate forecaster mentioned there had been a complete of 653.3 hours of sunshine in March, April and Might – 43% above common, and sunnier than all springs since data started in 1910.
“To put this into context, Spring 2025 is now the fourth sunniest season overall for the UK, with only three summers sunnier since 1910,” it added.
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UK sees hottest begin to Might on document
Circumstances had been additionally extremely dry with a median of 128.2mm of rain falling within the UK throughout March, April and Might – the bottom spring complete since 1974, which noticed 123.2mm.
Met Workplace scientist Emily Carlisle mentioned “the UK’s climate continues to change”.
“This spring shows some of the changes we’re seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions, including prolonged dry, sunny weather, becoming more frequent,” she mentioned.
“The data clearly shows that recent decades have been warmer, sunnier, and often drier than the 20th century average, although natural variation will continue to play a role in the UK’s weather.”
It comes after the Met Workplace warned the UK is ready for a warmer than regular summer time – with an elevated threat of heatwaves over the following three months.
