Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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London across the year
Best-looking months for London: May, Jun, Sep.
- JanMixedLowLow2 events
- FebMixedLowLowNone listed
- MarGoodMediumMedium1 event
- AprGoodMediumMedium1 event
- MayGreatMediumMedium1 event
- JunGreatHighHigh2 events
- JulGreatHighHigh3 events
- AugMixedHighHigh4 events
- SepGreatMediumMedium2 events
- OctGoodMediumMediumNone listed
- NovMixedLowLow2 events
- DecMixedMediumHigh2 events
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in London
Typical highs 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C), lows 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C), rain on about 12 days.
- WeatherMixed
- Cold, dark by 16:30. Typical highs around 8 °C, lows around 3 °C, rain on about 12 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for London
- CrowdsLow
- Low crowd level: United Kingdom overall. Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.Based on: United Kingdom overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesLow
- Low price level: United Kingdom overall.Based on: United Kingdom overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: New Year's Day Parade; Chinese New Year.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- New Year's Day Parade (Jan 1)checkRoad closures; the tube and buses are busy.
- Chinese New Year (Late January or February (check))checkParades and street events; Soho is crowded.