When to go · Canterbury
Canterbury, month by month
The best months for Canterbury: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.7 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.8 °C / 2 °C, 10 rain days46 °F / 36 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.11 °C / 3 °C, 10 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.14 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days57 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.17 °C / 8 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.20 °C / 11 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.23 °C / 13 °C, 7 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.23 °C / 13 °C, 8 rain days73 °F / 55 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.20 °C / 11 °C, 8 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). 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 (May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.11 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Canterbury's best window: May–Sep; Dec for the Christmas lights.8 °C / 3 °C, 12 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday