UK September ranks joint fourth-warmest on record
Provisional Met Office data put the UK’s September 2026 mean temperature at 14.6°C, with marked regional differences in rainfall.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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The UK’s provisional mean temperature for September 2026 was 14.6°C, joint fourth-highest for September in records dating to 1884, the Met Office said. The month’s maximum reached 28.1°C on 29 September.
National rainfall was near average, but Scotland received more than a third above its average while southern England remained relatively dry. The Met Office statistics use HadUK-Grid observations and remain provisional.
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- UK mean temperature
- 14.6 °C
- 2026-09 · Observed
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