From the start of June to mid-July the UK underwent their driest summer in modern records . A heatwave was officially declared on 22 June and it caused widespread drought , hosepipe bans and the 2018 United Kingdom wildfires . These series of wildfires worst affected moorland areas of the UK around the Greater Manchester region , the largest of which being at Saddleworth Moor and Winter Hill which together burned over over a period of nearly a month . On 29 June , Northern Ireland Water introduced the first hosepipe ban in Northern Ireland since 1995 . The highest temperature reached according to the Met Office was in Faversham , Kent on 26 July
2018 United Kingdom wildfires
2018 United Kingdom wildfires
2018 European heat wave