climigo

United Kingdom

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are July–August, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against December–June, September–October either. Avoid November (often rainy).

Climate zones

FranceJerseyBelgiumIrelandIsle of ManFaroe IslandsNorthern IrelandScotlandWalesLondonNorth West EnglandNorth East EnglandEast MidlandsEast of EnglandSouth East EnglandSouth West EnglandWest MidlandsYorkshire and the HumberLondonLondonLondonEdinburghEdinburghEdinburghBirminghamBirminghamBirminghamManchesterManchesterManchesterLiverpoolLiverpoolGlasgowGlasgowGlasgowNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon TyneBristolBristolBristolBelfastBelfastBelfastBathBathOxfordOxfordOxfordLeedsLeedsLeeds

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 6°2°
February 7°2°
March 9°2°
April 12°4°
May 15°7°
June 18°10°
July 20°11°
August 19°11°
September 17°10°
October 13°7°
November 9°4°
December 7°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1.7 · 6.4 °CJanuary: 1.7 · 6.4 °C1.7 · 7.3 °CFebruary: 1.7 · 7.3 °C2.4 · 9.3 °CMarch: 2.4 · 9.3 °C3.8 · 12.1 °CApril: 3.8 · 12.1 °C6.6 · 15.3 °CMay: 6.6 · 15.3 °C9.5 · 18.0 °CJune: 9.5 · 18.0 °C11.3 · 19.7 °CJuly: 11.3 · 19.7 °C11.3 · 19.4 °CAugust: 11.3 · 19.4 °C9.5 · 17.1 °CSeptember: 9.5 · 17.1 °C7.2 · 13.3 °COctober: 7.2 · 13.3 °C4.1 · 9.3 °CNovember: 4.1 · 9.3 °C2.3 · 6.9 °CDecember: 2.3 · 6.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 1.7 – 6.4 °C
Feb 1.7 – 7.3 °C
Mar 2.4 – 9.3 °C
Apr 3.8 – 12.1 °C
May 6.6 – 15.3 °C
Jun 9.5 – 18.0 °C
Jul 11.3 – 19.7 °C
Aug 11.3 – 19.4 °C
Sep 9.5 – 17.1 °C
Oct 7.2 – 13.3 °C
Nov 4.1 – 9.3 °C
Dec 2.3 – 6.9 °C

How much it rains

January 109 mm14 d
February 92 mm12 d
March 78 mm12 d
April 68 mm11 d
May 75 mm11 d
June 76 mm11 d
July 83 mm11 d
August 96 mm12 d
September 91 mm11 d
October 130 mm14 d
November 123 mm15 d
December 125 mm14 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec109 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 109 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day92 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 92 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 78 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day68 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 68 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day75 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 75 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day76 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 76 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 83 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day96 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 96 mm · 12 rain days · 8 mm a day91 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 91 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day130 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 130 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day123 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 123 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a day125 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 125 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 109 mm14 d
Feb 92 mm12 d
Mar 78 mm12 d
Apr 68 mm11 d
May 75 mm11 d
Jun 76 mm11 d
Jul 83 mm11 d
Aug 96 mm12 d
Sep 91 mm11 d
Oct 130 mm14 d
Nov 123 mm15 d
Dec 125 mm14 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 7 h 58
February 9 h 48
March 11 h 48
April 14 h 01
May 15 h 58
June 17 h 06
July 16 h 37
August 14 h 53
September 12 h 44
October 10 h 37
November 8 h 35
December 7 h 25

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 1 cm
February 1 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 cmJanuary: 1 cm1 cmFebruary: 1 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 1 cm
Feb 1 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Regions

Tourist areas