Just how hot and dry was your summer? Use our postcode lookup to find out

By Becky Dale, Mark Poynting and Jess Carr BBC Verify Published 30 minutes ago The UK faced its hottest summer on record this year, with much of the country experiencing drought and repeated heatwaves.

But temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. Type in your postcode to see what summer 2026 was like in your area.

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As a result, we can't show information for your location, but data for the entire UK is available below.

In the UK summer temperatures have been above average.

The maximum daily temperature was 21.3C on average, which is 2.4C above what it was for summer between 1991 and 2020.

Virtually all of the UK experienced above average temperatures, driven by repeated heatwaves.