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Where to go each month

Pick the month you can travel and see which of our 41 regions suit it, with the numbers behind each suggestion: Met Office averages for temperature, rain and sunshine, calculated daylight, dated events and bank holidays.

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January

Warmest highs: Devon (9.7°C). Driest: Newcastle and Gateshead (46 mm).

0 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in January
February

Warmest highs: Devon (9.7°C). Driest: Cambridge (36 mm).

0 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in February
March

Warmest highs: Windsor (11.7°C). Driest: Cambridge (33 mm).

20 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in March
April

Warmest highs: Windsor (15.0°C). Driest: Cambridge (38 mm).

32 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in April
May

Warmest highs: Windsor (18.4°C). Driest: Newcastle and Gateshead (42 mm).

33 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in May
June

Warmest highs: Windsor (21.6°C). Driest: Canterbury & Kent (45 mm).

32 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in June
July

Warmest highs: Windsor (23.9°C). Driest: The Jurassic Coast (41 mm).

27 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in July
August

Warmest highs: Windsor (23.4°C). Driest: Windsor (53 mm).

24 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in August
September

Warmest highs: Windsor (20.2°C). Driest: Newcastle and Gateshead (45 mm).

27 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in September
October

Warmest highs: Portsmouth and Southampton (15.9°C). Driest: Newcastle and Gateshead (55 mm).

10 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in October
November

Warmest highs: Devon (12.5°C). Driest: Cambridge (53 mm).

0 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in November
December

Warmest highs: Devon (10.3°C). Driest: Cambridge (49 mm).

0 of 41 regions pass every outdoor check.
Where to go in December

Eilean Donan Castle on its island, reflected in the loch — Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cobbled Circus Lane in Edinburgh with a church tower at the end — Photo: Tony Fisher, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Average daily high by month (°C)

Mean daily maximum from the Met Office 1991-2020 averages at one station per region. Blue cells are below 10°C.

Average daily high in °C, by region and month.
Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anglesey	8.4	8.4	9.8	12.1	15.0	17.2	18.8	18.8	17.3	14.3	11.3	9.1
Bath	8.0	8.5	10.9	14.0	17.1	20.0	21.8	21.6	19.1	14.9	11.2	8.5
Birmingham	7.1	7.7	10.3	13.4	16.5	19.3	21.5	21.0	18.1	13.9	9.9	7.3
Brighton & Hove	8.2	8.4	10.5	13.1	16.3	19.1	20.9	21.0	18.9	15.5	11.6	8.9
Bristol	8.1	8.5	10.8	13.8	17.0	19.8	21.7	21.3	18.8	14.8	11.0	8.4
Cambridge	7.7	8.3	11.0	14.1	17.4	20.4	23.1	22.9	19.6	15.1	10.7	8.0
Canterbury & Kent	7.9	8.4	11.0	14.2	17.3	20.5	23.1	23.1	19.7	15.5	11.1	8.5
Cardiff	8.6	9.2	11.3	14.3	17.4	20.1	21.8	21.4	19.1	15.2	11.6	9.1
Cornwall	9.2	9.2	10.2	12.1	14.5	16.9	18.7	19.0	17.4	14.6	11.8	9.9
Devon	9.7	9.7	11.2	13.4	16.2	19.0	21.1	21.0	19.0	15.7	12.5	10.3
Edinburgh	7.3	8.0	9.7	12.2	14.9	17.4	19.3	19.1	16.9	13.4	9.9	7.3
Glasgow	7.2	7.8	9.8	13.0	16.1	18.4	19.8	19.3	16.7	13.0	9.6	7.4
Islay and Jura	7.9	8.0	9.3	11.4	14.1	16.0	17.3	17.3	15.8	13.0	10.3	8.5
Isle of Arran	7.5	7.8	9.4	12.0	15.0	17.2	18.7	18.4	16.3	12.9	9.8	7.8
Isle of Bute	7.5	7.8	9.4	12.0	15.0	17.2	18.7	18.4	16.3	12.9	9.8	7.8
Leeds	7.3	8.1	10.5	13.3	16.4	19.1	21.5	21.0	18.3	14.2	10.2	7.5
Liverpool	7.5	7.9	9.9	12.8	15.9	18.4	20.0	19.7	17.7	14.2	10.5	8.0
Manchester	7.1	7.9	10.1	13.0	16.3	18.9	20.7	20.2	17.6	13.8	10.0	7.5
Mull and Iona	7.5	7.8	9.3	11.9	14.9	16.8	18.2	18.1	16.2	13.1	10.0	8.0
Newcastle and Gateshead	7.4	7.9	9.3	10.9	13.3	16.0	18.4	18.3	16.2	13.5	10.0	7.7
Norfolk and the Broads	7.5	8.1	10.3	13.2	16.3	19.2	21.6	21.7	18.9	14.9	10.8	8.0
North Coast 500	6.4	6.7	8.1	10.0	12.0	14.3	16.2	16.3	14.7	11.8	8.9	6.8
Northern Ireland	8.2	8.8	10.5	12.8	15.7	18.2	19.7	19.4	17.3	13.8	10.7	8.4
Nottingham	6.9	7.7	10.1	13.2	16.4	19.2	21.5	21.1	18.1	13.9	9.8	7.2
Orkney	6.6	6.8	8.0	9.9	12.2	14.2	16.1	16.2	14.4	11.6	8.9	7.0
Oxford	8.0	8.6	11.3	14.4	17.7	20.7	23.1	22.5	19.4	15.1	10.9	8.2
Portsmouth and Southampton	8.8	9.1	11.5	14.7	18.0	20.6	22.6	22.5	20.1	15.9	12.0	9.3
Salisbury & Stonehenge	7.6	8.1	10.7	13.7	17.0	19.8	22.1	21.6	18.9	14.7	10.6	8.0
Sheffield	7.0	7.7	10.0	13.1	16.4	19.2	21.4	20.8	17.9	13.7	9.8	7.3
St Andrews and Fife	6.8	7.7	9.6	11.8	14.5	17.1	19.3	19.0	16.8	13.2	9.5	7.0
Stirling and the Trossachs	7.3	8.1	9.9	12.3	15.7	18.1	19.9	19.5	17.1	13.5	9.9	7.5
Stratford & Warwickshire	7.7	8.4	10.9	14.1	17.3	20.3	22.8	22.4	19.3	14.9	10.6	8.0
The Cotswolds	7.4	8.0	10.7	13.7	16.8	19.8	22.3	21.8	18.9	14.5	10.3	7.7
The Jurassic Coast	9.0	8.9	10.6	12.9	15.7	18.1	20.0	20.3	18.7	15.5	12.2	9.7
The Lake District	7.4	7.8	9.7	12.4	15.8	18.2	19.8	19.2	17.0	13.5	10.0	7.8
The Outer Hebrides	7.5	7.5	8.5	10.4	12.6	14.5	16.3	16.4	14.7	12.0	9.5	7.8
The Peak District	5.5	5.9	8.2	11.2	14.5	17.2	19.1	18.6	15.8	11.8	8.2	5.9
The Scottish Highlands	7.1	7.6	9.5	12.1	14.8	17.0	18.9	18.7	16.5	12.8	9.5	7.3
Wales	8.6	9.2	11.3	14.3	17.4	20.1	21.8	21.4	19.1	15.2	11.6	9.1
Windsor	8.4	9.0	11.7	15.0	18.4	21.6	23.9	23.4	20.2	15.8	11.5	8.8
York	7.3	8.1	10.5	13.3	16.4	19.1	21.5	21.0	18.3	14.2	10.2	7.5

Rainfall by month (mm)

Total rain in the month. Blue cells are 80 mm or more, one of the three wet-weather triggers we use.

Average rainfall in mm, by region and month.
Region	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anglesey	75	62	57	54	52	57	57	69	74	102	103	93
Bath	83	57	58	58	59	55	58	74	63	86	89	91
Birmingham	72	55	51	56	61	68	66	68	68	81	79	84
Brighton & Hove	80	57	46	45	46	47	54	59	59	82	90	87
Bristol	82	58	53	48	58	56	59	75	64	86	90	90
Cambridge	49	36	33	38	43	49	48	56	48	59	53	49
Canterbury & Kent	64	50	39	45	50	45	43	57	55	80	75	72
Cardiff	127	93	85	72	78	74	84	105	86	129	131	140
Cornwall	121	95	72	73	61	63	69	78	78	111	130	126
Devon	97	73	67	61	54	55	46	62	57	102	98	101
Edinburgh	65	53	48	41	48	66	72	72	55	76	65	67
Glasgow	146	115	97	66	69	68	83	95	98	132	132	161
Islay and Jura	137	110	102	76	70	81	88	107	108	143	143	142
Isle of Arran	166	127	119	86	79	90	108	124	117	163	159	160
Isle of Bute	166	127	119	86	79	90	108	124	117	163	159	160
Leeds	49	42	41	43	43	55	52	62	56	58	59	58
Liverpool	69	57	53	50	52	64	65	72	77	90	82	92
Manchester	77	60	53	56	56	65	80	80	76	92	77	97
Mull and Iona	206	156	137	92	95	96	110	130	141	189	178	198
Newcastle and Gateshead	46	41	39	43	42	56	52	64	45	55	71	55
Norfolk and the Broads	55	45	46	39	47	63	57	66	60	70	71	64
North Coast 500	72	63	57	47	50	55	62	70	66	93	88	70
Northern Ireland	89	70	71	60	60	69	74	85	70	96	102	93
Nottingham	59	50	46	48	50	67	65	64	57	72	69	70
Orkney	115	96	87	59	54	56	58	73	91	120	126	114
Oxford	60	47	43	49	57	50	53	62	52	73	71	66
Portsmouth and Southampton	89	64	56	52	47	57	44	59	60	93	100	97
Salisbury & Stonehenge	79	57	54	55	50	54	55	59	58	86	91	85
Sheffield	76	67	60	59	55	75	62	65	63	79	85	87
St Andrews and Fife	63	47	46	44	50	63	64	69	54	80	68	63
Stirling and the Trossachs	129	97	74	51	57	67	70	76	76	107	109	103
Stratford & Warwickshire	52	40	40	46	55	52	57	60	51	63	59	56
The Cotswolds	83	58	56	56	64	59	59	67	58	84	89	90
The Jurassic Coast	84	60	58	52	45	46	41	55	55	83	99	92
The Lake District	172	135	115	83	82	90	95	120	124	175	189	195
The Outer Hebrides	145	112	105	74	69	65	74	88	104	133	128	139
The Peak District	127	116	100	87	82	93	101	101	106	142	136	153
The Scottish Highlands	76	61	53	41	56	62	62	65	63	78	67	73
Wales	127	93	85	72	78	74	84	105	86	129	131	140
Windsor	59	45	39	42	46	47	46	53	50	65	67	57
York	49	42	41	43	43	55	52	62	56	58	59	58

These are not rankings. “Passes every outdoor check” means the Met Office averages for that month stay clear of our cold, wet and short-day thresholds. It does not mean “best”, and it says nothing about crowds or prices, which we do not publish because no source we fetched states them.

London has no Met Office station in our data yet: see when to visit London. Choosing between two places? Compare destinations.

Sources: Met Office 1991-2020 location-specific long-term averages (Open Government Licence v3.0), station pages linked on each month; GOV.UK bank holidays; event organizers, linked on each event. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Averages describe a typical month, not a forecast.

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Average daily high by month (°C)

Rainfall by month (mm)