When to go · Brighton
Brighton, month by month
The best months for Brighton: May, Jun, Sep. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.8 °C (46 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.14 °C (57 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 8 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 7 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.12 °C (54 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 12 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Christmas markets and shows; transport stops on the 25th and hotels spike around New Year.9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Brighton, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jun: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
June: Inside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Brighton: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.