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Best time to visit Bournemouth

July is the best time to visit Bournemouth for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June 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 July comfort 86/100
A beach holiday August sea 18 °C
The least cloud July 61 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 47 mm
Warmth July 20 °C
Cooler weather February 8.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 86 20 °C 9 42
2 August 84 20 °C 10 45
3 September 80 18 °C 9 39
4 June 79 18 °C 10 25
5 May 69 16 °C 10 17
6 October 62 15 °C 12 15
7 April 55 12 °C 10 10
8 November 46 11 °C 12 6
9 March 44 10 °C 10 12
10 December 36 8.8 °C 12 7
11 February 36 8.2 °C 10 11
12 January 32 8.2 °C 12 6

For a beach holiday

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

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 9.1 °C 8.2 °C 72 % 6
February 8.3 °C 8.2 °C 70 % 11
March 8.2 °C 10 °C 69 % 12
April 9.3 °C 12 °C 62 % 10
May 11 °C 16 °C 64 % 17
June 14 °C 18 °C 64 % 25
July 16 °C 20 °C 61 % 42
August 18 °C 20 °C 63 % 45
September 17 °C 18 °C 63 % 39
October 16 °C 15 °C 68 % 15
November 13 °C 11 °C 71 % 6
December 11 °C 8.8 °C 71 % 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 8.2 °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 8.2 °C 73 mm 72 %
February 8.2 °C 56 mm 70 %
March 10.0 °C 50 mm 69 %
April 12.5 °C 54 mm 62 %
May 15.5 °C 53 mm 64 %
June 18.2 °C 52 mm 64 %
July 20.2 °C 47 mm 61 %
August 20.1 °C 62 mm 63 %
September 18.0 °C 55 mm 63 %
October 14.6 °C 84 mm 68 %
November 11.2 °C 85 mm 71 %
December 8.8 °C 80 mm 71 %

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.