When to go · London
London, month by month
The best months for London: May, Jun, Jul, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold, dark by 16:30.Cold, dark by 4:30 PM.8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold and wet.9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodCool; spring starts.12 °C (54 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodMild; Easter crowds.15 °C (59 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatGood month; bank holidays busy.19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatLong days; Trooping the Colour.22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatWarm, busy; some heat waves.25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- AugustMixedCrowds; Notting Hill Carnival weekend.25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatMild and drier.21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- OctoberGoodCool; autumn colour.16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedDamp, dark early.11 °C (52 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- DecemberMixedChristmas lights; Dec 25 almost no transport.8 °C (46 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in London, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jun: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jun: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 2
May: Good month; bank holidays busy.
June: Long days; Trooping the Colour.
London: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.