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This year might have set a new record for the hottest that Britain has ever experienced, with average temperatures surpassing 10°C, according to the national weather agency on Tuesday.
Although official figures for 2025 will be released on January 2, the latest data indicates an average temperature of 10.05°C through the year’s end.
The previous peak was 10.03°C, reached in 2022, the Met Office reports.
If these numbers are verified, it means four of the last five years rank among the warmest on record since 1884, the year when official climate data collection began.
The decade’s top ten hottest years have all occurred within the past twenty years.
Senior scientist Mike Kendon from the Met Office notes, “In terms of our climate, we’re living through extraordinary times,” emphasizing that the observed changes are unparalleled in the historical record.
Last week, the Met Office highlighted that 2025 was the sunniest year in over a century, with at least 1,622 hours of sunshine recorded by December 15, breaking the previous record set in 2003.
Spring proved to be the sunniest season of 2025, with high-pressure systems reducing cloud cover across Britain.
It was also the UK’s hottest spring ever, with four separate heatwaves and rainfall falling 16% below the seasonal average.
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