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Best time to visit East London

June is the best time to visit East London for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking June comfort 96/100
A beach holiday May sea 23 °C
The least cloud July 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 25 mm
Warmth February 26 °C
Cooler weather August 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 June 96 22 °C 4 78
2 July 95 21 °C 4 74
3 May 94 23 °C 4 85
4 August 92 21 °C 6 67
5 September 90 22 °C 7 67
6 April 87 24 °C 8 82
7 October 85 22 °C 10 63
8 November 83 23 °C 11 70
9 December 79 24 °C 12 75
10 March 77 25 °C 11 80
11 January 76 26 °C 11 81
12 February 74 26 °C 10 84

For a beach holiday

May scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 23 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 26 °C 58 % 81
February 25 °C 26 °C 57 % 84
March 25 °C 25 °C 51 % 80
April 24 °C 24 °C 48 % 82
May 23 °C 23 °C 41 % 85
June 22 °C 22 °C 31 % 78
July 21 °C 21 °C 29 % 74
August 20 °C 21 °C 37 % 67
September 21 °C 22 °C 48 % 67
October 21 °C 22 °C 57 % 63
November 22 °C 23 °C 59 % 70
December 23 °C 24 °C 59 % 75

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 26 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 25.6 °C 76 mm 58 %
February 26.1 °C 79 mm 57 %
March 25.3 °C 83 mm 51 %
April 23.8 °C 74 mm 48 %
May 22.9 °C 25 mm 41 %
June 21.5 °C 26 mm 31 %
July 21.3 °C 28 mm 29 %
August 21.1 °C 40 mm 37 %
September 21.5 °C 49 mm 48 %
October 21.9 °C 69 mm 57 %
November 23.0 °C 78 mm 59 %
December 24.5 °C 80 mm 59 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.