When to go · Brighton
Brighton, month by month
The best months for Brighton: May, Jun, Sep. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.8 °C / 4 °C, 13 rain days46 °F / 39 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.9 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days48 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.11 °C / 4 °C, 9 rain days52 °F / 39 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.14 °C / 5 °C, 8 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.17 °C / 9 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 48 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.19 °C / 11 °C, 7 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.21 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days70 °F / 55 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug weekends (crowds, higher room rates), Pride Saturday in early August.21 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Brighton's best window: May–Jun, Sep.19 °C / 11 °C, 8 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.16 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.12 °C / 6 °C, 12 rain days54 °F / 43 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Christmas markets and shows; transport stops on the 25th and hotels spike around New Year.9 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days48 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday