How extreme does Congleton's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Congleton has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 21 years of daily weather observations (2004–present), from the Leek Thorncliffe station 16 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Congleton has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

95°F Jul 19, 2022

The three most extreme on record

1 95°F Jul 19, 2022recent

2 91°F Jul 18, 2022

3 88°F Jul 25, 2019

❄️ Coldest night

17°F Jan 7, 2010

The three most extreme on record

1 17°F Jan 7, 2010

2 17°F Mar 1, 2018

3 17°F Feb 28, 2018

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.17 in Sep 21, 2018

The three most extreme on record

1 2.17 in Sep 21, 2018

2 2.11 in Jun 9, 2012

3 1.99 in Apr 28, 2019

In plain terms

Across the record, Congleton has reached as high as 95°F and as low as 16°F. A single day has delivered over 2 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Keele, a weather station, about 19 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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