When to go · United Kingdom
United Kingdom in February
Mixed month. Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- United Kingdom
- Prices
- Low
- United Kingdom
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for United Kingdom
Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.
Weather in February
- London and the south-east · London, Oxford, Cambridge, Kent, Brightoncool
Mildest and driest region; summer heat waves above 30 °C are now common, and older Tube lines and many homes have no air conditioning.
- South-west England · Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devoncool
Mild winters and the warmest sea; Cornish roads and beaches jam in the August school holidays.
- Northern England and Wales · York, Manchester, Lake District, Snowdonia (Eryri), Cardiffcool
Uplands catch the Atlantic rain; May–June and September are the clearest walking months.
- Scotland · Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highlands, Skyecool
18+ hours of daylight in June; midges in the west from June to August; winter gales cancel ferries and close high roads.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom
- Low
- Prices · United Kingdom
- Low
What to pack
- Layers: a fleece or light jacket