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When is the best time to visit Bath?

The best time to visit Bath is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Bath has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. Bath is a city in United Kingdom. This page is about Bath, not a country average.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Bath actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Bath is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Bath the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Bath in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Bath is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Bath the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Bath in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Bath is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Bath the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Bath in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Bath in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Bath is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Bath the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Bath is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Bath in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Bath weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 2 Sept 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Bath, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Bath weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January4°C / 40°F77 mm
February5°C / 40°F55 mm
March7°C / 44°F49 mm
April9°C / 48°F54 mm
May12°C / 53°F56 mm
June15°C / 59°F56 mm
July17°C / 62°F61 mm
August17°C / 62°F66 mm
September14°C / 58°F54 mm
October11°C / 52°F87 mm
November7°C / 45°F83 mm
December5°C / 41°F79 mm

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Climate averages for Bath, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Bath is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

July is the hottest month, with an average around 17°C.

October is the wettest month, with about 87 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 4°C (40°F) against 17°C (62°F) in July.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.