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Best time to visit Kingston upon Hull

August is the best time to visit Kingston upon Hull for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 11 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 August comfort 81/100
A beach holiday August sea 15 °C
The least cloud May 65 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 45 mm
Warmth July 20 °C
Cooler weather January 6.8 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 August 81 20 °C 11 29
2 July 80 20 °C 12 25
3 September 74 17 °C 10 22
4 June 72 17 °C 12 18
5 May 62 14 °C 10 12
6 October 56 14 °C 11 8
7 April 48 12 °C 11 9
8 March 38 9.4 °C 11 9
9 November 38 9.7 °C 12 6
10 February 31 7.5 °C 10 10
11 December 27 7.1 °C 12 7
12 January 27 6.8 °C 11 8

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 15 °C and air temperatures around 20 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 6.9 °C 6.8 °C 72 % 8
February 6.2 °C 7.5 °C 71 % 10
March 6.3 °C 9.4 °C 70 % 9
April 7.3 °C 12 °C 67 % 9
May 9.1 °C 14 °C 65 % 12
June 11 °C 17 °C 69 % 18
July 14 °C 20 °C 66 % 25
August 15 °C 20 °C 66 % 29
September 14 °C 17 °C 68 % 22
October 13 °C 14 °C 70 % 8
November 11 °C 9.7 °C 70 % 6
December 8.5 °C 7.1 °C 70 % 7

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 6.8 °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 6.8 °C 54 mm 72 %
February 7.5 °C 45 mm 71 %
March 9.4 °C 45 mm 70 %
April 11.7 °C 50 mm 67 %
May 14.4 °C 52 mm 65 %
June 17.2 °C 67 mm 69 %
July 19.7 °C 66 mm 66 %
August 19.7 °C 67 mm 66 %
September 17.3 °C 58 mm 68 %
October 13.7 °C 62 mm 70 %
November 9.7 °C 61 mm 70 %
December 7.1 °C 58 mm 70 %

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.