Best: Jun-Jul, Sep, Dec · Great: Apr-May, Aug, Oct · Dec for Christmas Markets
Four distinct seasons run through the year here, from January's chill to July's warmth, with rain spread fairly evenly across the calendar rather than concentrated in one stretch. In July, expect highs around 23°C with rain on roughly 9 days of the month.
Christmas Markets (December) — London's Winter Wonderland and Bath's Christmas Market bring festive lights, mulled wine, and stalls despite the cold, wet weather.
London's obvious sights — the Tower, Westminster, the British Museum — are worth the crowds, but leave time for a slower wander through Borough Market or along the South Bank. The West End's theatre scene is genuinely world-class and worth booking ahead. Beyond the capital, the Cotswolds' honey-stone villages, Bath's Roman baths and Georgian architecture, and Wales's Snowdonia hiking trails are all easy multi-day extensions from London.
Try a Sunday roast, fish and chips, and Welsh rarebit.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 8°/2°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 8°/2°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/4°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 15°/6°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 18°/9°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/12°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/14°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/14°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 20°/12°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/9°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 12°/6°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 9°/4°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).