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Best time to visit Lake District (Windermere)

Early Jul–Early Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 19.2°C, with 4.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Lake District (Windermere)
Photo: Julian Herzog (Website) (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Lake District (Windermere) season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 2.2)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 6.3)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 1.1)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 9.1)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 6.9)Early Mar: Avoid (season score 13.9)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 23.6)Late Mar: Fair (season score 35.1)Early Apr: Fair (season score 39.1)Mid Apr: Okay (season score 52.1)Late Apr: Good (season score 59.0)Early May: Good (season score 63.1)Mid May: Good (season score 71.0)Late May: Great (season score 78.4)Early Jun: Great (season score 84.3)Mid Jun: Great (season score 85.7)Late Jun: Great (season score 84.7)Early Jul: Best (season score 93.5)Mid Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 98.0)Early Aug: Best (season score 97.3)Mid Aug: Best (season score 92.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 94.0)Early Sep: Best (season score 88.6)Mid Sep: Great (season score 73.6)Late Sep: Great (season score 71.8)Early Oct: Okay (season score 43.2)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 46.6)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 17.1)Early Nov: Avoid (season score 13.3)Mid Nov: Avoid (season score 8.4)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 7.5)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 0.4)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 5.9)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 0.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid6.5°C4.675.8%
FebruaryAvoid7.4°C4.676.2%
MarchOff-season9.5°C3.574.3%
AprilOkay12.3°C3.271.6%
MayGood15.6°C3.572.0%
JuneGreat17.9°C3.776.7%
JulyBest19.6°C3.875.9%
AugustBest19.0°C4.275.7%
SeptemberGreat16.8°C3.973.9%
OctoberFair13.0°C4.975.7%
NovemberAvoid9.2°C5.274.5%
DecemberAvoid7.1°C5.075.0%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Lake District (Windermere)?
Early Jul–Early Sep. During this period, the average daytime high is 19.2°C, with 4.0 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Lake District (Windermere)?
Early Nov–Early Mar is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 7.6°C, with 4.8 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Lake District (Windermere)?
October, November, December, with about 5.2 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: NEWTON RIGG(33 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.