Mean temperatures in the UKUK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. in the 12 months to the end of January have fallen back a little and are now just a shade below the 10°C level. Twelve month UK rainfall totals continue to bounce back (98% of the LTALTA Long Term Average. This is usually defined as a 30 year period by the WMO.), and are now over 1100 mm, up from the lows of below 1000 mm that were seen in last years the dry spell. UK 12 month sunshine totals continue well above the one standard deviation level (111% of the LTA), and above 1500 hours for the fourth consecutive month.
The climate of the UK is considerably warmer, slightly wetter and much sunnier than it was back in 1993.