When is the best time to go to United Kingdom?

When is the best time to go to United Kingdom? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

  • In United Kingdom, the weather is good across more than 42% of the territory for: June, July, August and September
  • Newcastle is the city with the best climate, with good weather 8 months a year
  • The best months for swimming in London are August and September


Where and when to go based on the weather?

England
London, Jersey, Manchester...

June, July, August and September
58°F to 74°F°C
1 to 13 days
54°F to 65°F
May and October
52°F to 65°F°C
2 to 12 days
50°F to 63°F
January, February, March, April, November and December
41°F to 59°F°C
1 to 15 days
45°F to 59°F

North Ireland
Belfast, Derry (Londonderry), Armagh...

May, June, July, August, September and October
54°F to 65°F°C
1 to 13 days
50°F to 59°F
January, February, March, April, November and December
43°F to 54°F°C
1 to 11 days
47°F to 56°F

Scotland
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness...

May, June, July, August and September
49°F to 65°F°C
2 to 15 days
49°F to 61°F
January, February, March, April, October, November and December
38°F to 56°F°C
1 to 17 days
45°F to 59°F

Wales
Cardiff, Swansea, Pembrokeshire...

June, July, August and September
58°F to 68°F°C
3 to 10 days
56°F to 65°F
May and October
52°F to 59°F°C
3 to 11 days
52°F to 61°F
January, February, March, April, November and December
40°F to 56°F°C
2 to 14 days
47°F to 58°F

Best time to travel to United Kingdom by cities

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Temperatures and rainfall in United Kingdom

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of United Kingdom and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Brighton, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.




Where to go in United Kingdom?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities jan.feb.mar.apr.mayjun.jul.aug.sep.oct.nov.dec.
London47°F47°F52°F59°F65°F70°F74°F74°F68°F61°F52°F49°F
Edinburgh43°F45°F49°F52°F58°F63°F65°F65°F61°F56°F49°F45°F
Cardiff47°F49°F52°F56°F59°F65°F68°F67°F65°F59°F52°F49°F
Belfast45°F47°F49°F54°F58°F63°F65°F65°F61°F56°F50°F47°F
Brighton47°F47°F50°F56°F59°F65°F68°F68°F67°F61°F54°F49°F
Bristol47°F47°F52°F56°F61°F67°F70°F68°F67°F59°F52°F49°F
Cambridge45°F47°F52°F58°F61°F67°F72°F72°F67°F59°F52°F47°F
Canterbury47°F47°F50°F54°F58°F63°F68°F68°F67°F61°F54°F50°F
Cornwall50°F50°F50°F54°F58°F63°F65°F65°F63°F59°F56°F52°F
Exmouth49°F49°F52°F56°F59°F65°F68°F67°F65°F59°F54°F50°F
Isle of Wight49°F49°F50°F54°F59°F63°F68°F68°F65°F61°F54°F50°F
Jersey50°F50°F50°F54°F58°F61°F65°F67°F65°F61°F58°F54°F
Liverpool45°F47°F50°F56°F59°F65°F68°F68°F65°F59°F52°F47°F
Manchester43°F45°F50°F56°F61°F67°F68°F68°F65°F58°F50°F45°F
Oxford45°F47°F52°F58°F61°F67°F72°F70°F67°F59°F50°F47°F
Plymouth49°F49°F50°F54°F58°F63°F67°F67°F63°F59°F54°F50°F
Skegness45°F45°F49°F52°F58°F61°F67°F68°F63°F58°F52°F47°F
Torquay49°F49°F52°F54°F58°F63°F67°F67°F65°F59°F54°F52°F
Aberdeen43°F43°F47°F50°F54°F59°F63°F63°F59°F54°F49°F45°F
Glasgow43°F43°F47°F52°F58°F63°F65°F63°F59°F54°F49°F43°F

Legend:

good weather

tolerable weather

bad weather

very bad weather


About United Kingdom

What can I do in United Kingdom?

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Is this weather information for United Kingdom reliable?

Climate data for United Kingdom has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for United Kingdom allows us to determine the average for each month in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Canterbury, and 238 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.

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