When to go · Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds, month by month
The best months for Bury St Edmunds: May, Jun, Sep. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, cold), school holidays for crowds.7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, cold), school holidays for crowds.8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 9 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.10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 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.13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Bury St Edmunds's best window: May–Jun, Sep.17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 9 rain days63 °F (17 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Bury St Edmunds's best window: May–Jun, Sep.20 °C (68 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 8 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: School holidays start; peak prices, midges in the west, heat waves in London.22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep). Across United Kingdom: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Bury St Edmunds's best window: May–Jun, Sep.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 9 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.15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 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.10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, cold), school holidays for crowds.8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bury St Edmunds, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jun: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jun: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 9
Jun: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Bury St Edmunds's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
June: Inside Bury St Edmunds's best window: May–Jun, Sep.
Bury St Edmunds: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.