As temperatures climb in Cambridge, bask in the knowledge that we're hotter than anywhere else except London.

A new study ranks the ancient university city at number 2 in a legal table of 63 places around Britain.

The research has been done by rainwater recycling company Freeflush.

Soaking up the sunshine on Jesus Green (Picture: Warren Gunn)

A spokesman said: "It uses figures available from the Met Office, and ranks cities by warmth using a single combined metric based on maximum average temperature, dry days and total rainfall.

"Those living in London should slap on the sun factor as the English capital beats all other UK cities to claim the hot top spot. This is thanks to a maximum temperature of 15.3 degrees Celsius, 256 dry days and only 557mm of rainfall annually."

Heatmap - Freeflush map showing the warmest places

Cambridge comes second with an average temperature of 14.5, 258 dry days and 568mm of rainfall.

Other cities in the top 5 are Chelmsford, Worcester and Canterbury.

The spokesman added: "On the other hand, those living in Glasgow should wrap up warm and always think about carrying an umbrella. The Scottish city has won the title of coldest and wettest city in the UK.

Sunbathing in Cambridge in the drought of 1976

"Glasgow has a maximum average temperature of just 12.2 degrees Celsius, experiences 195 dry days and receives 1,124 mm of rainfall annually, more than double the amount of rainfall received in London.

"Those looking for warmth should also avoid St Davids, Newry, Leeds and Bradford. These cities join Glasgow and make the top 5 coldest places."

Ely is also in the table, but ranks near the bottom, at 55. It has a 14.7 temperature average, but falls down on the rainfall metric - with a soggy 1,152mm.

The league table

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