January in Bath: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.2/10January averages 5°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 72 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.2/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-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 packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Bath — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.4/10February averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 88 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.4/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 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 packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Bath: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
106 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 6/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 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, August is materially better in Bath — 3.1 points higher on the same scale.
April in Bath: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 7.4/10April averages 9°C (48°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 71 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.4/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 1.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
May holds up well in Bath — 4th best month
Good · 8.1/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 70 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.1/10 on the same scale — 4th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
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.
June in Bath — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9/10June averages 15°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 56 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.5 hours of daylight.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Bath (2nd of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.1/10.
Figure on peak pricing, with crowds are moderate. 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.
July in Bath — reliably good (3rd best month)
Good · 8.3/10July averages 17°C (62°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 88 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.1 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.3/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 9.1/10 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August: the best month of the year in Bath
Best window · 9.1/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (63°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 51 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Bath at 9.1/10 — 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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
September in Bath — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.5/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (59°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
114 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 22 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 7.5/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and 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.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Bath — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
October in Bath — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.7/10October averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
At 104 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 6.7/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 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.
Flexible dates? August scores 2.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Bath — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.1/10November averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 110 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 12 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 5.1/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 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? August scores 4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Bath — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.2/10Expect 6°C (43°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
109 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 6 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 4.2/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for 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, August is materially better in Bath — 4.9 points higher on the same scale.
