Leeds climate: average weather, temperature, precipitation, best time

The climate of Leeds is oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the north of England, in West Yorkshire.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 4 °C (39 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.5 °C (62 °F). The lowest record is -12.6 °C (9.3 °F), recorded in December 2010, the highest is 32 °C (90 °F), recorded in August 1990. Here are the average temperatures.

Leeds - Average temperatures
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Min (°C)	1	1	2	4	7	10	12	12	10	7	4	1
Max (°C)	7	8	10	13	16	19	21	21	18	14	10	7
Min (°F)	34	34	36	39	45	50	54	54	50	45	39	34
Max (°F)	45	46	50	55	61	66	70	70	64	57	50	45

Precipitation amounts to 605 millimeters (23.8 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 35 mm (1.4 in) in the driest month (February) to 60 mm (2.4 in) in the wettest (August). Here is the average precipitation.

Leeds - Average precipitation
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Prec.(mm)	50	35	45	45	45	55	50	60	50	55	55	55	605
Prec.(in)	2	1.4	1.8	1.8	1.8	2.2	2	2.4	2	2.2	2.2	2.2	23.8
Days	11	8	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	10	11	11	114

On average, there are around 1,575 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Leeds - Sunshine
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hours	2	3	4	5	7	6	7	6	5	3	2	2

Best Time

The best time to visit Leeds is the summer, or more generally from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.

Climate - Leeds

Best Time