January in Cathedral Grove — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.3/10January averages 5°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 117 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.3/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 6.4 points higher on the same scale.
February in Cathedral Grove — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.5/10February averages 4°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 60 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 0 sunny days and 9.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.5/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 5.2 points higher on the same scale.
March in Cathedral Grove — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10March averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 66 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 4 sunny days and 11.6 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 4.2 points higher on the same scale.
April in Cathedral Grove — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7/10April averages 8°C (46°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 73 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 12 sunny days and 13.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 7/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 2.7 points higher on the same scale.
May in Cathedral Grove — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.3/10May averages 13°C (55°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 53 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 sunny days and 15.1 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cathedral Grove at 9.3/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
June in Cathedral Grove — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.4/10June averages 16°C (60°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 48 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 sunny days and 16 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cathedral Grove at 9.4/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
July in Cathedral Grove — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.7/10July averages 20°C (67°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Expect 29 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 31 sunny days and 15.6 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cathedral Grove at 9.7/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
August in Cathedral Grove — the year's strongest window
Best window · 9.6/10August averages 20°C (68°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Expect 38 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 23 sunny days and 14.2 daylight hours.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cathedral Grove at 9.6/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, footwear you can get muddy.
September in Cathedral Grove — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 8.3/10September averages 16°C (61°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Expect 36 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 12 sunny days and 12.3 daylight hours.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, footwear you can get muddy.
October in Cathedral Grove — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.4/10October averages 12°C (53°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 98 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 0 sunny days and 10.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.4/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 4.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Cathedral Grove — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4/10November averages 6°C (43°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 103 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 4/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 5.7 points higher on the same scale.
December in Cathedral Grove — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.2/10December averages 5°C (41°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 127 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 0 sunny days in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.2/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella, footwear you can get muddy.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cathedral Grove — 6.5 points higher on the same scale.
