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When to go · Hay-on-Wye

Hay-on-Wye, month by month

The best months for Hay-on-Wye: May, Jun, Sep, Oct.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.7 °C / 1 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.8 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  3. MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.10 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.13 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayGreatInside Hay-on-Wye's best window: May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct.17 °C / 7 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Hay-on-Wye's best window: May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct.20 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: School holidays start; peak prices, midges in the west, heat waves in London.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.22 °C / 12 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Hay-on-Wye's best window: May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct.18 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGreatInside Hay-on-Wye's best window: May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct.14 °C / 7 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.10 °C / 4 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun (festival, book the town early), Sep–Oct). Across United Kingdom: Christmas markets and shows; transport stops on the 25th and hotels spike around New Year.7 °C / 2 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday