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Best time to visit United Kingdom

Across 9 cities in United Kingdom, the best months to visit are June, August, July — averaging the highest travel-comfort scores (comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine) across the country.

Months ranked by travel comfort across United Kingdom

RankMonthCountry avgBest cityHigh / LowPrecipCity score
1 ★June83London21.2° / 11.6°306.2 mm87
2 ★August81.9London22.8° / 14.1°243.7 mm89
3 ★July80.2London22.5° / 13.7°322.9 mm86
4May75.2London17.6° / 8.4°290.4 mm81
5September74.8London20.5° / 12.1°349.9 mm83
6April69.7London13.9° / 4.8°204.3 mm75
7October56.4London16° / 9.2°532.8 mm64
8March56.2London11.4° / 4°304.4 mm60
9November53.8London11.4° / 5.6°352.7 mm58
10February46.8London10.1° / 3.6°322.9 mm55
11January46London7.9° / 2°320.8 mm51
12December41.2London8.8° / 4.1°334.2 mm50

Country average comfort score (0–100) blends each city's monthly temperature comfort, rainfall, and sunshine (visitScore). Each month links to the city with the best weather that month.

Best month for each city

London

best in August · score 89
22.8° / 14.1° · 243.7 mm
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Manchester

best in June · score 83
19.3° / 10.9° · 372.1 mm
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Birmingham

best in August · score 84
20.6° / 12.7° · 327.3 mm
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Leeds

best in August · score 84
19.7° / 12.5° · 349.6 mm
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Glasgow

best in June · score 78
17.8° / 10.1° · 427.7 mm
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Sheffield

best in August · score 87
20.4° / 12.7° · 280.4 mm
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Edinburgh

best in June · score 82
17.1° / 10.5° · 293.8 mm
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Liverpool

best in June · score 83
18.9° / 11.6° · 337.8 mm
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Bristol

best in June · score 84
19.4° / 11.2° · 355.4 mm

When to visit United Kingdom by month

Month-specific guides: the best time to visit United Kingdom in each month, with the country-average score, best city, and weather summary.

January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

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