When to go · York
York in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Late Jul–Aug (peak crowds), Christmas market weekends.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 21°C (70°F)70°F (21°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Late Jul–Aug (peak crowds), Christmas market weekends.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- YorkHighs around 21 °C (70 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 70 °F (21 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Northern England and Wales, United Kingdom · York, Manchester, Lake District, Snowdonia (Eryri), Cardifffine
Uplands catch the Atlantic rain; May–June and September are the clearest walking months.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in York, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Apr: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Night low
Aug: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Apr: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 11
Apr: 10 (better)
Crowds
Aug: High
Apr: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Apr: 0
August: Listed as a month to avoid: Late Jul–Aug (peak crowds), Christmas market weekends.
April: Inside York's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
York: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast