Barking Temperature by Month
The average annual maximum temperature in Barking, Greater London, United Kingdom is 15°C (59°F), with daytime highs ranging from 9°C (48°F) in January to 23°C (73°F) in July. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Barking compares to cities worldwide.
Barking Monthly Temperatures
In Barking, temperatures can shift dramatically between warm in summer and cold in winter. Nights follow the same pattern, with lows ranging from 14°C (57°F) in July to 3°C (37°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Barking by month:
The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, gets 211 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Barking vs the United Kingdom
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Barking vs World: Temperature Compared
Barking's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year — one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.
Adelaide, Australia averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and relatively low rainfall year-round.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Barking's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Barking climate page.
