When to go · Buckingham
Buckingham, month by month
Good months for Buckingham: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul (Silverstone Grand Prix weekend: room prices spike), Jan–Feb (cold, wet, short days).7 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul (Silverstone Grand Prix weekend: room prices spike), Jan–Feb (cold, wet, short days).8 °C / 1 °C, 9 rain days46 °F / 34 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.10 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.13 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: One of the best months: long days, fewer midges, drier than average. Two bank-holiday weekends.17 °C / 8 °C, 9 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Longest days (18 h in Edinburgh); Highlands at their best before the school holidays.20 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul (Silverstone Grand Prix weekend: room prices spike), Jan–Feb (cold, wet, short days).22 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.22 °C / 13 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Schools back, weather often settled; the best month for walking and the Highlands.19 °C / 11 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.15 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.10 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Christmas markets and shows; transport stops on the 25th and hotels spike around New Year.8 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday