Europe · Nature travel

Best time to visit Cotswolds

Early Jun–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 21.7°C, with 2.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Cotswolds
Photo: Saffron Blaze (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Cotswolds season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 1.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 5.3)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 3.8)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 14.8)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 12.0)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 16.7)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 36.2)Late Mar: Okay (season score 48.1)Early Apr: Okay (season score 56.0)Mid Apr: Good (season score 65.5)Late Apr: Good (season score 66.5)Early May: Great (season score 73.7)Mid May: Great (season score 79.1)Late May: Great (season score 84.8)Early Jun: Best (season score 93.6)Mid Jun: Best (season score 94.2)Late Jun: Best (season score 94.2)Early Jul: Best (season score 95.1)Mid Jul: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jul: Best (season score 97.6)Early Aug: Best (season score 96.6)Mid Aug: Best (season score 95.0)Late Aug: Best (season score 95.9)Early Sep: Best (season score 99.1)Mid Sep: Best (season score 92.7)Late Sep: Best (season score 86.2)Early Oct: Great (season score 74.7)Mid Oct: Good (season score 65.1)Late Oct: Okay (season score 44.9)Early Nov: Fair (season score 31.3)Mid Nov: Off-season (season score 23.7)Late Nov: Avoid (season score 8.2)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 5.0)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 2.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid7.9°C3.773.3%
FebruaryAvoid9.1°C3.374.2%
MarchFair11.5°C2.972.6%
AprilGood14.8°C2.868.9%
MayGreat17.9°C3.271.5%
JuneBest21.2°C2.671.4%
JulyBest23.2°C2.768.9%
AugustBest22.7°C2.970.6%
SeptemberBest19.8°C2.768.3%
OctoberGood15.4°C3.672.6%
NovemberOff-season10.9°C4.074.0%
DecemberAvoid8.6°C3.874.9%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: OXFORD(36 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.