People have been debating the very peculiar nature of the British weather and it’s never truer than it is right now – 13 funniest and most relatable responses

Us Brits love talking about the weather, as no-one anywhere needs reminding.

And yet we don’t write very much about it, hardly anything in fact. So we can only hope this does just a little to put that right (and you lot actually read it).

It’s a tweet about the very peculiar nature of the British weather which went wildly viral because it’s never truer than it is right now.

england on a sunny day is 23 in the sun and 4 in the shade

— kris (@notwithhaste__) April 24, 2026

And it prompted no end of entirely relatable and totally on-point responses. These people surely said it best.

1.

i also need to know why the sun feels so oppressively INTENSE and GLARING BRIGHT when it’s out, even at about 15 degrees C. is it because of the angle of the sun in this part of the world??? gives me a damn headache sometimes https://t.co/CrcEI0WrmF

— Mithila Phadke (@PhadkeTai) April 25, 2026

2.

-1 when there’s wind

— book Ღ’s ennett!! (BOOKISH S2) 🍉 (@unluckyxen) April 25, 2026

3.

I love when people born and raised in warm, sunny, tropical countries validate the unexpected and unique experience of the UK’s warmer months. Yes, it is simultaneously arctic in the shade and the Sahara desert in the sun. Yes, 17° in London is what 25° in Cairo feels like. https://t.co/D9UtRcZlzk

— JOSEFF C (@JoseffCookz) April 26, 2026

4.

having to put on a sweater when stepping in the shade is diabolical

— kris (@notwithhaste__) April 24, 2026

5.

higher latitudes play a big role here. sun rays are less oppressive in tropical counties imo

— Wahaj Siddiqui (@umairunderstand) April 25, 2026

6.

I’ve never complained as much about the weather as I do in the UK, primarily because the UK isn’t really built for any weather. The houses trap heat, but are simultaneously freezing in the cold. There’s no shade. It rains all the time, and the wind is brutal https://t.co/AU71VAvIGO

— Moniza Hossain (@moniza_hossain) April 26, 2026

7.

Don’t forget the wind. Was standing in the sun for a bit today, then a breeze came, then a stronger one and by the next one I had already put my cardigan back on.

— Social_PiliPala (@social_pilipala) April 24, 2026

8.

Is there worse wind elsewhere in the world? Of course! I personally haven’t been anywhere with worse wind though. I’m very small, and sometimes it gets so windy here I can barely walk. The wind pushes me back like i’m a cartoon character

— Moniza Hossain (@moniza_hossain) April 26, 2026

9.

I’ve lived in two uk cities and I’ve had my umbrella ripped away from me and flung into both the Thames and the Mersey. It’s like an offering you must make to the uk river gods

— Moniza Hossain (@moniza_hossain) April 26, 2026

10.

The houses really, really trap heat. It’s unbearable to be inside in the summer, but outside and the sun is oppressive. The best place you can be is under a tree.

— Emmanuel ❣️ (@em_umoh) April 26, 2026

11.

My friend in the UK was saying how it was 26 there and was sweating buckets. Meanwhile it was 27 here in Cali and I had no idea because my place is well-insulated. Went to visit and yea…even my hotel room was uncomfortably warm.

— Para(cosmic) Thom (@CapablePerform1) April 27, 2026

12.

A troll told me to leave the UK because I was complaining about the weather in this tweet, and I just feel like I shouldn’t be kicked out of the country for engaging in a beloved national pastime https://t.co/mt98854oNv

— Moniza Hossain (@moniza_hossain) April 27, 2026

13.

It’s also the sudden change. When I go somewhere hot, my body freaks on day 1 but then it adjusts. More water, AC indoors, it’s uncomfortable but dealable. UK? One day it’s cold, the next it’s hot. There’s no AC, the insulation is shit. People underestimate it. https://t.co/QqLX1vFThX

— Resting Peach Face 💞 Querying! (@PeachTheOtome) April 26, 2026

To conclude …

a hit tweet about british weather oh it was inevitable https://t.co/CJ44nt2EVR

— kris (@notwithhaste__) April 25, 2026

And also.

Brits complain all year about it raining & even when the sun is out they find a reason to complain https://t.co/0REXtZRKe8

— dystainak (@dystainak) April 26, 2026

Source @notwithhaste__