Luton (Luton) weather (2023)

FAQs

What is the coldest temperature in Luton? ›

For reference, on July 29, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Luton typically range from 55°F to 71°F, while on February 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 43°F.

Barometric pressure 1027 mb , visibility 8 km , humidity 78%, uv index 4.

Braemar's temperatures are thought to reach such extremes because of its geography, with the encircling mountains essentially turning the village into a “bowl” in which cold air blows down from the mountaintops and becomes trapped.

Newport, Shropshire. What is this? The picturesque market town of Newport in the county of Shropshire holds the record for having the lowest ever temperature in England. In January 1982 the temperature in Newport reached an all-time low of -26 °C, way beyond the average low of 0 °C for January.

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The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals.

The highest barometric pressure ever recorded was 1083.8mb (32 in) at Agata, Siberia, Russia (alt. 262m or 862ft) on 31 December 1968. This pressure corresponds to being at an altitude of nearly 600 m (2,000 ft) below sea level!

Scotland is the coldest part of the UK throughout the year, and has average minimum temperatures of just -0.2^oC during the winter.

1. Fairbanks, Alaska. With a minimum average temperature of about minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit, Fairbanks takes the cake as the coldest city in the U.S. The northernmost major city in Alaska, Fairbanks has seen record cold temperatures reaching minus 66 degrees in the past.

A town in the UK keeps recording the nation's highest temperature. The mercury in Porthmadog, North Wales, reached 25°C on Sunday (June 4) making it the hottest place in Britain.

What's the coldest city on Earth? ›

Welcome to winter in Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world. Residents of this notoriously frosty city, the capital of Russia's Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia, regularly deal with temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.

Cairngorms

The weather station at the Cairngorm chairlift has the highest average number of days of snow falling, with snow falling on 76 days throughout the year (based on 1981-2010 averages), while the station at Aviemore records 66 days.

On an icy plateau in eastern Antarctica, temperatures can drop as low as minus 144 F (minus 98 C), making it the coldest place on Earth. Researchers found this by reexamining satellite data taken over a ridge on the Antarctic Ice sheet that had previously reached minus 135 F (minus 93 C).

Luton, a town in Bedfordshire in the East of England, hit the headlines last week for an unfortunate reason as it was crowned the 'worst place to live in England' in an annual survey. The poll, compiled by iLivehere, saw a clear majority of 105,598 voters pick Luton as the 'winner', overtaking from Peterborough.

Luton transport links

As well as being a wonderful place to live, Luton has great high-speed travel into Central London, access to key roads, and easy access motorways and Luton Airport – ideal for international transport. There are lots of ways to get around.

It's against UK law to smoke in public buildings.

Here at LLA that includes electronic cigarettes (vapes) too. Inhalators and other 'stop-smoking' aids are fine though. A designated sheltered smoking zone can be found outside Departures, in front of the terminal building. It's the only permitted smoking zone at LLA.

In the early part of the 20th century, there was internal migration of Irish and Scottish people to the town. These were followed by Afro-Caribbean and Asian immigrants. More recently immigrants from other European Union countries have made Luton their home.

In 2018, over 16.5 million passengers passed through the airport, a record total for Luton making it the fifth busiest airport in the UK. It is the fourth-largest airport serving the London area after Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, and is one of London's six international airports along with London City and Southend.

The atmospheric pressure is greatest at the bottom of the atmosphere. This is also where the air has its greatest density. Pressure and density decrease with height in the atmosphere. The earth's gravitational field pulls the mass of the atmosphere towards the earth's surface.

How does the barometric pressure affect the human body? ›

When the Barometric Pressure is high, the pressure pushes more against our body and limits how much tissue can expand. On the other hand, when the atmosphere's air pressure is low, it allows our body's tissues to expand more—putting more pressure on nerves and other parts of our body.

The highest adjusted-to-sea level barometric pressure ever recorded (below 750 meters) was at Agata in Evenk Autonomous Okrug, Russia (66°53' N, 93°28' E, elevation: 261 m, 856 ft) on 31 December 1968 of 1,083.8 hPa (32.005 inHg).

The winter of 1963 - the coldest for more than 200 years

With temperatures so cold the sea froze in places, 1963 is one of the coldest winters on record. Bringing blizzards, snow drifts, blocks of ice, and temperatures lower than -20 °C, it was colder than the winter of 1947, and the coldest since 1740.

The lowest daily maximum temperature is −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) occurring on 3 occasions: 8 January 1841, 4 January 1867 and 12 January 1987.

10th January 1982 and 30th December 1995

These dates apply to the coldest ever recorded temperatures in the UK, -27.2! The first was in Braemar, East Scotland, and the second was in Altnaharra, North Scotland.

Although UK weather is unpredictable, it is rarely extreme. In summer, the average temperature ranges from 9–18 degrees Celsius (48–64 degrees Fahrenheit). On occasion, it can reach around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in a heatwave.

Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland are the most exposed to the maritime polar air mass which brings cool moist air; the east of Scotland and north-east England are more exposed to the continental polar air mass which brings cold dry air.

The temperatures of London are much milder than those of NYC. NYC is both warmer in the summer and colder in the winter - London is just London all the time. London's temperatures average winter lowers around 40 degrees F (or 5 Celsius) and summer highs get up to around 70 degrees F (21 Celsius).

Below freezing temperatures, however, are not uncommon and snow is not unheard of. At Heathrow, on average, some snow/sleet occurs on average on 12 days during the winter season November to April. Fortunately, the snow does not stay on the ground very long, most of the time it melts away very quickly.

Why does London feel so cold? ›

The reason it feels colder in the UK just under freezing is that there is still water vapour in the air at that temperature. However, in Canada at minus 30 degrees, the air is dry. Circularity Boss explained, that there's “no humidity whatsoever so there's nothing to settle on your face to cool you down”.

London generally has warmer weather than Moscow. The average mean temperature in London is 12.17°C (53.91°F) while Moscow's temperature is 7.44°C (45.39°F) and the difference is 4.73°C (40.51°F).

New York is colder than London (in the winter) because it gets cold winds blowing across the cold land of North America, whereas London (and the entire UK) gets warm winter air blowing off the Atlantic, and gets warm water moving across the Atlantic from the Caribbean.

Rainfall in London

The number of rainy days (with more than 0.25mm of rainfall) is fairly consistent throughout the year, with between 11 and 15 rainy days every month. Overall rainfall is highest in November and August (64mm and 59mm respectively) and is lowest in March and April (37mm each).

The Iran blizzard of February 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history, which entered the Guinness Book of Records. A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms, lasting 3–9 February 1972, resulted in the deaths of over 4,000 people.

Finland has one of the longest winter seasons, lasting around 100 days in the southwestern regions and 200 days in the northern Lapland region. Temperatures in Lapland often fall to -49 degrees Fahrenheit, or -45 degrees Celsius.