When to Go
When to Visit United Kingdom: Month by Month
Average highs, rainfall and public holidays across all twelve months in United Kingdom — and the quietest hours at the places worth going.
- Best month
- May
- Average high
- 7–19°C
- Rainfall
- 1023mm
The year at a glance
- Good time to go
- Middling
- Less good
- Best avoided
Colours rank each country's twelve months against one another: how far the month sits from a mild 22°C in either direction, and how much of the year's rain falls in it. The number is that month's average daytime high.
Easiest months to travel
Ranked by how mild and dry each month is on average. A comfortable month can still be a busy one — check its holidays.
Every month compared
| Month | Average high | Average low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | 3° | 96mm |
| Feb | 8° | 3° | 85mm |
| Mar | 9° | 4° | 80mm |
| Apr | 12° | 5° | 50mm |
| May | 15° | 8° | 55mm |
| Jun | 18° | 11° | 75mm |
| Jul | 19° | 13° | 84mm |
| Aug | 19° | 13° | 77mm |
| Sep | 17° | 12° | 100mm |
| Oct | 14° | 9° | 107mm |
| Nov | 10° | 6° | 101mm |
| Dec | 8° | 5° | 113mm |
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Verified quiet times
Real foot-traffic data for places worth timing right.
- The Roman Baths Bath Weekdays 9–11 AM, 5–6 PM
- Riverside Museum Glasgow Mon·Tue·Wed·Thu 10–11 AM, 4–5 PM
- Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Weekdays 10–11 AM, 5–6 PM
- Cardiff Castle Cardiff Weekdays 10–11 AM
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History Oxford 10–11 AM, 4–6 PM
- Manchester Museum Manchester Sat 8–10 AM
Places to go in United Kingdom
attraction London Eye
The London Eye stands on the South Bank beside County Hall, a short walk from Waterloo station or across Westminster Bridge from Westminster station. 4.5★ (205,117 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Titanic Belfast
Titanic Belfast is a self-guided museum in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, built on the Harland & Wolff slipways where the ship was constructed. 4.5★ (43,310 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
attraction Royal Mile
The Royal Mile is the chain of streets through Edinburgh's Old Town that runs downhill from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and it's roughly a Scots mile long. 4.7★ (25,604 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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Climate figures are 10-year averages for Liverpool, from NASA POWER; holidays from public calendars. Updated monthly.