When to go · Cardiff
Cardiff in January
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (wet, quiet), Six Nations match weekends if you want a calm city.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 8°C46°F / 3°C37°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 15
- Crowds
- Low
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- Low
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Cardiff
Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (wet, quiet), Six Nations match weekends if you want a calm city.
Weather in January
- CardiffHighs around 8 °C, lows around 3 °C, rain on about 15 daysHighs around 46 °F, lows around 37 °F, rain on about 15 days
- Northern England and Wales, United Kingdom · York, Manchester, Lake District, Snowdonia (Eryri), Cardiffrainy
Uplands catch the Atlantic rain; May–June and September are the clearest walking months.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- Low
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- Low
United Kingdom overall: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast