When to go · London
London in August
Mixed month. Crowds; Notting Hill Carnival weekend.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- High
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
Crowds; Notting Hill Carnival weekend.
Weather in August
- London and the south-east, United Kingdom · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightonbest weather
Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Notting Hill Carnival
Late August (bank holiday weekend)
Streets close in west London; the tube is very busy.
School summer holidays big impact
Late Jul – early Sep · United Kingdom
Peak prices and crowds everywhere; Edinburgh festivals all August.
Summer bank holiday
30 Aug 2027 (England, Wales, NI); 2 Aug in Scotland · United Kingdom
Notting Hill Carnival in London on the August bank holiday weekend.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- High
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- High
United Kingdom overall: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.