When to go · Bath
Bath in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and queues), late Dec.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 22°C72°F / 13°C55°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Bath
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and queues), late Dec.
Weather in August
- BathHighs around 22 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 72 °F, lows around 55 °F, rain on about 10 days
- South-west England, United Kingdom · Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devonbest weather
Mild winters and the warmest sea; Cornish roads and beaches jam in the August school holidays.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast