Has an F1 race at Silverstone Circuit ever been wet?

2 of 10 races since 2018 were wet races: 2025 British Grand Prix and 2024 British Grand Prix.

What is the typical temperature at Silverstone Circuit on race day?

Across 10 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 22.1°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 15.8°C, the warmest 29.4°C. Track temperature averaged 36.9°C across 10 races.

Has practice or qualifying at Silverstone Circuit been wet?

3 of 10 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.

Silverstone Circuit F1 Rain History & Race Day Weather

Silverstone. Recorded weather and results from 10 races since 2018

2 of 10 races at Silverstone Circuit since 2018 were wet races (most recently 2025).

Counting practice and qualifying too, 4 of 10 race weekends had at least one wet session (most recently 2025), counting only sessions with data.

A wet race means the track weather station reported rain for 10+ minutes in a row, or at least 5% of laps with a known tyre compound were on intermediate or wet tyres (100+ such laps needed). Practice and qualifying count as wet on the 10-minute rule only.

Past trends

10 events from 2018 to 2026

Wet races: 2 of 1020%
Average air temperature: 22.1°Cbased on 10 events
Average track temperature: 36.9°Cbased on 10 events

These are values recorded in the past, not a forecast

Race-day climate

Race month: July and August
Race average air temperature, coolest to warmest: 15.8–29.4°Cbased on 10 events
Mean humidity (race): 55.2%based on 10 events

Rain and race-day weather by year

WetDry

Rain by session, race temperatures and winners at Silverstone Circuit. Temperatures are race-session averages.
Year	Grand Prix	Practice 1	Practice 2	Practice 3	Qualifying	Race	Air	Track	Winner
2026	British Grand Prix	Dry	Not recorded	Not recorded	Dry	Dry	24.8°C	40.0°C	Charles Leclerc
2025	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Wet	17.9°C	23.6°C	Lando Norris
2024	British Grand Prix	Dry	Wet	Wet	Dry	Wet	15.8°C	27.7°C	Lewis Hamilton
2023	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	Dry	21.5°C	30.9°C	Max Verstappen
2022	British Grand Prix	Wet	Dry	Dry	Wet	Dry	18.3°C	30.0°C	Carlos Sainz
2021	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Not recorded	Dry	Dry	29.4°C	50.9°C	Lewis Hamilton
2020	70th Anniversary Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	25.3°C	43.2°C	Max Verstappen
2020	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	21.3°C	40.6°C	Lewis Hamilton
2019	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	18.9°C	30.3°C	Lewis Hamilton
2018	British Grand Prix	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	Dry	27.4°C	52.2°C	Sebastian Vettel

Sources

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Jolpica / Ergast (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
F1 official Live Timing via FastF1 (personal, non-commercial)

Frequently asked questions

Has an F1 race at Silverstone Circuit ever been wet?: 2 of 10 races since 2018 were wet races: 2025 British Grand Prix and 2024 British Grand Prix.
What is the typical temperature at Silverstone Circuit on race day?: Across 10 races since 2018, air temperature averaged 22.1°C during the race. The coolest race averaged 15.8°C, the warmest 29.4°C. Track temperature averaged 36.9°C across 10 races.
Has practice or qualifying at Silverstone Circuit been wet?: 3 of 10 race weekends had at least one wet practice or qualifying session (most recently 2024), counting only sessions with data.