Kensington and Chelsea received 13,790 noise complaints in 2016, the most in London. That is about 87 complaints per 1,000 residents. The two main causes of complaints were street music and basement extensions.

There are 106 days of rain in the “Big Smoke” each year, although the downpours are nothing compared to the wettest North American cities. London gets about 30 inches (762 mm) of rain each year. Orlando, Florida, gets about 53 inches (1,346 mm), while Memphis, Tennessee gets 53.7 inches (1364 mm), and New York gets about 45 inches (1,143 mm) of rain annually.

Despite the typical British weather, in July 2019 London saw temperatures of 38°C (100°F) in Heathrow and Kew Gardens, just below the UK’s all-time high of 39 °C (102°F) in Cambridge also in 2019.