January in Brighton — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.9/10January averages 6°C (42°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 74 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 14 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.9/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 6.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for 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 3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Brighton — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 3.9/10February 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 13 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight.
It scores 3.9/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 6.9/10 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 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Brighton — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.3/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
103 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 4.3/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 6.9/10 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 Brighton — 2.6 points higher on the same scale.
April in Brighton — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.5/10April averages 10°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.5/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 6.9/10 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.
May in Brighton: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.5/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 66 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 26 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.5/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 6.9/10 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 Brighton: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 6.2/10June 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.
Rainfall runs 59 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.4 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.2/10 here, 3rd of 12 months, against 6.9/10 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.
July in Brighton — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 6.7/10July averages 18°C (64°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 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16 hours of daylight.
It scores 6.7/10 here, 2nd of 12 months, against 6.9/10 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 in Brighton — the year's strongest window
Best window · 6.9/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (65°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 71 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 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 Brighton at 6.9/10 — 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 Brighton — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.3/10Temperatures hover around 16°C (61°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
108 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 5.3/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 6.9/10 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 Brighton — 1.6 points higher on the same scale.
October in Brighton: expect compromises
Hardest · 4/10October averages 14°C (57°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Monthly rainfall reaches 131 mm — wet for this destination — but about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine still break through, so keep one indoor fallback in the plan.
It scores 4/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 6.9/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
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 2.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Brighton: expect compromises
Hardest · 3/10November averages 10°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
At 140 mm this is a genuinely wet month: about 14 days with 6+ hours of sunshine in total, and outdoor plans need an indoor fallback.
It scores 3/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 6.9/10 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 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Brighton — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 2.6/10Expect 7°C (45°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
100 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 8 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 2.6/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 6.9/10 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 Brighton — 4.3 points higher on the same scale.
