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Best time to visit Somerset West

April is the best time to visit Somerset West for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October to May.

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 April comfort 93/100
A beach holiday February sea 18 °C
The least cloud February 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 18 mm
Warmth February 27 °C
Cooler weather July 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 93 23 °C 5 59
2 November 92 23 °C 6 60
3 October 90 21 °C 6 48
4 December 90 25 °C 4 75
5 March 89 26 °C 4 75
6 May 86 20 °C 9 40
7 January 85 27 °C 4 80
8 February 84 27 °C 3 81
9 September 81 19 °C 9 33
10 June 73 17 °C 11 24
11 July 72 17 °C 10 22
12 August 72 17 °C 11 22

For a beach holiday

February scores highest, with a sea temperature of 18 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 27 °C 24 % 80
February 18 °C 27 °C 24 % 81
March 17 °C 26 °C 30 % 75
April 16 °C 23 °C 41 % 59
May 16 °C 20 °C 50 % 40
June 15 °C 17 °C 50 % 24
July 15 °C 17 °C 45 % 22
August 15 °C 17 °C 48 % 22
September 15 °C 19 °C 51 % 33
October 16 °C 21 °C 44 % 48
November 17 °C 23 °C 39 % 60
December 18 °C 25 °C 32 % 75

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 17 °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 26.8 °C 22 mm 24 %
February 27.2 °C 18 mm 24 %
March 25.8 °C 21 mm 30 %
April 23.1 °C 56 mm 41 %
May 20.0 °C 91 mm 50 %
June 17.3 °C 139 mm 50 %
July 16.9 °C 123 mm 45 %
August 17.0 °C 110 mm 48 %
September 18.5 °C 69 mm 51 %
October 21.0 °C 49 mm 44 %
November 22.8 °C 42 mm 39 %
December 25.3 °C 26 mm 32 %

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.