January in Hobbiton: strong conditions, 3rd of 12
Good · 7.7/10January averages 19°C (67°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Monthly rainfall reaches 128 mm — wet for this destination — but about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.7/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with 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, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
February holds up well in Hobbiton — 5th best month
Good · 7.5/10February averages 19°C (66°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Monthly rainfall reaches 132 mm — wet for this destination — but about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
March: the best month of the year in Hobbiton
Best window · 7.8/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 94 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.3 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Hobbiton at 7.8/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
April in Hobbiton — reliably good (6th best month)
Good · 7.1/10April averages 15°C (58°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.1/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
May in Hobbiton: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.4/10Expect 12°C (53°F) in May. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
162 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 2 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 4.4/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 7.8/10 for the best month here.
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.
If your dates are flexible, March is materially better in Hobbiton — 3.4 points higher on the same scale.
June in Hobbiton: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.8/10June averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 162 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.8/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? March scores 4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
July in Hobbiton: expect compromises
Hardest · 3.8/10July averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 150 mm this is a genuinely wet month: almost no days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3.8/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with 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.
Flexible dates? March scores 4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
August in Hobbiton — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.3/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in August. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 93 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 5 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.3/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 7.8/10 for the best month here.
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.
If your dates are flexible, March is materially better in Hobbiton — 2.5 points higher on the same scale.
September in Hobbiton — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Expect 11°C (52°F) in September. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
140 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 7.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, March is materially better in Hobbiton — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
October in Hobbiton — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.1/10October 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.
At 115 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 7.1/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
November in Hobbiton: strong conditions, 4th of 12
Good · 7.6/10November averages 15°C (59°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 122 mm — wet for this destination — but about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 7.6/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 7.8/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
December in Hobbiton — reliably good (2nd best month)
Good · 7.8/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
113 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 2nd of 12 months, versus 7.8/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
