This year, Great Britain experienced the hottest and sunniest spring on record .
According to the Met Office's initial data analysis, the spring of 2025 broke historic climate records.
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland experienced the hottest spring since 1884, breaking the temperature record set in 2024.
This season was the sunniest spring in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the sunniest in England since 1910.
The temperature rise in March 2025 set the tone for the season, with temperatures above the seasonal average and a significant decrease in precipitation.
April 2025 was the sunniest in Great Britain. In May, the temperature was still above average.
This meant that the average temperature of 9.5 degrees Celsius measured in the spring of 2025 was 1.4 degrees higher than the long-term climate average.
The rise in temperature during this period was not confined to land areas. The temperature at the sea surface around Great Britain set records in April and May, leading to a heatwave in the seas. In some areas, the surface temperature of the sea was up to 4 degrees higher than average.
