Santon Downham, near Brandon, records highest temperature of 2025

The highest temperature of the year was recorded in a Suffolk village this week.

Santon Downham, near Brandon, was measured at 19C by the Met Office yesterday.

It comes as parts of the UK are expected to be warmer this weekend than holiday hotspots including the Balearic islands, Costa del Sol and the Amalfi Coast.

Sun worshippers may find themselves basking in the highest temperatures of the year so far, with 20C possible in central England on Sunday.

The average UK daytime maximum temperature in March is 9.2C – an average that takes in all of the country across the whole month.

Met Office spokesperson Oli Claydon said it will be a ‘very pleasant’ weekend for people in most parts of the country.

On Saturday and Sunday, central parts of the UK could reach as high as 20C.

Meanwhile, a high of 15C is forecast this weekend for Marbella on the south coast of Spain, a maximum of 17C is expected in Ibiza, and 18C is forecast for Sorrento on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.