• The UK has recorded its warmest spring on record in 2025.
• Spring this year is also noted as the driest in over 50 years.
• Data indicates a significant increase in temperature averaging 9.5°C (49.1°F).
• Environmental implications suggest a medium risk of summer droughts ahead.
• Changes in climate patterns are becoming more pronounced, influencing weather conditions.

The UK has experienced its warmest and driest spring on record in 2025, according to the Met Office. The average temperature for this spring reached 9.5°C (49.1°F), surpassing the previous record set last year, and marking it as the warmest since records began in 1884. This season's average is 1.4°C above the long-term climatological average, showcasing the trend of warming springs, where eight of the ten warmest have occurred since 2000, reports Indiatimes, BBC, and Anadolu Agency.

Additionally, the UK reported its *driest spring in over 50 years*, with a recorded rainfall of merely 128.2 mm (5 inches), which is approximately **40% below** the long-term average. This situation has raised concerns regarding *summer drought risk* as reservoirs have reported exceptionally low levels. The Environment Agency noted a "medium risk" of summer drought if sustained rainfall does not occur, highlighting the urgent need for infrastructure development in water resources, as no new reservoirs have been built since 1992, as stated by Indiatimes and Anadolu Agency.

This historical spring has not only been marked by warmth and drought, but also by record sunshine duration, particularly in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which experienced the sunniest spring on record. The Met Office reported that the warming trend continues, with spring being the fastest-warming season in the UK — up 1.8°C since 1970. Emily Carlisle from the Met Office remarked, "This spring shows some of the changes we're seeing in our weather patterns, with more extreme conditions, including prolonged dry, sunny weather, becoming more frequent," indicating a clear trajectory of climate change influences in recent decades, according to BBC and Anadolu Agency.