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Best time to visit Stoke-on-Trent

July is the best time to visit Stoke-on-Trent for general sightseeing, with average highs of 20 °C and about 13 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 79/100
The least cloud May 68 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 54 mm
Warmth July 20 °C
Cooler weather January 6.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 July 79 20 °C 13
2 August 79 19 °C 12
3 June 73 18 °C 12
4 September 71 17 °C 11
5 May 62 15 °C 12
6 October 53 13 °C 12
7 April 47 12 °C 12
8 March 36 9.3 °C 12
9 November 35 9.1 °C 13
10 February 28 7.1 °C 11
11 December 25 6.7 °C 13
12 January 24 6.4 °C 13

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 6.4 °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 6.4 °C 62 mm 75 %
February 7.1 °C 54 mm 73 %
March 9.3 °C 56 mm 72 %
April 11.9 °C 59 mm 70 %
May 15.0 °C 61 mm 68 %
June 17.6 °C 72 mm 70 %
July 19.6 °C 72 mm 69 %
August 19.1 °C 70 mm 70 %
September 16.7 °C 61 mm 71 %
October 13.0 °C 71 mm 73 %
November 9.1 °C 67 mm 75 %
December 6.7 °C 71 mm 74 %

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.