Thermograph

Portsmouth weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Portsmouth, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 28°C on 1990-08-04; its coldest fell to -6°C on 1987-01-13.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C2007-01-18
-5°C1987-01-12
12°C2007-01-09
-6°C1987-01-13
February
13°C2004-02-04
-4°C1991-02-07
12°C2004-02-04
-6°C1991-02-07
March
16°C2012-03-29
1°C1986-03-01
11°C2017-03-29
-2°C2018-03-01
April
20°C2007-04-16
4°C2000-04-04
12°C2024-04-06
0°C1996-04-02
May
22°C2018-05-26
8°C1996-05-17
15°C2018-05-29
4°C1997-05-07
June
25°C2020-06-25
11°C1989-06-01
19°C2020-06-25
6°C1991-06-04
July
26°C2022-07-19
14°C1997-07-02
19°C2022-07-13
10°C1996-07-07
August
28°C1990-08-04
15°C1986-08-03
21°C2020-08-12
9°C1986-08-29
September
25°C2023-09-09
11°C1993-09-27
19°C2023-09-07
8°C2010-09-25
October
21°C1997-10-01
7°C2008-10-29
17°C2018-10-13
2°C2008-10-29
November
17°C2005-11-02
2°C2010-11-28
15°C2025-11-05
-1°C2010-11-28
December
14°C1985-12-02
0°C2010-12-02
13°C2015-12-16
-3°C1981-12-12

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
14°C1985-12-02
-5°C1987-01-12
13°C2015-12-16
-6°C1987-01-13
Spring (Mar–May)
22°C2018-05-26
1°C1986-03-01
15°C2018-05-29
-2°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
28°C1990-08-04
11°C1989-06-01
21°C2020-08-12
6°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
25°C2023-09-09
2°C2010-11-28
19°C2023-09-07
-1°C2010-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Portsmouth has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 28°C 1990-08-04
Lowest -5°C 1987-01-12

Low

Highest 21°C 2020-08-12
Lowest -6°C 1987-01-13

Feels-like

Highest 30°C 1990-08-04
Lowest -16°C 1987-01-12

Humidity

Highest 16.2 g/m³ 2003-08-12
Lowest 2.4 g/m³ 1987-01-12

Wind

Highest 92 km/h 1987-10-16
Lowest 5 km/h 2008-12-23

Gust

Highest 139 km/h 1987-10-16
Lowest 8 km/h 2004-02-13

Precip

Wettest 55 mm 2021-06-18
Driest 11-day dry spell 1990-04-28

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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