United Kingdom in September

September is United Kingdom's 6th-best month (rank 6 of 12): its 30 destinations average 74/100, led by Canterbury at 87 — 19°C and 8 rainy days — while Isle of Skye is cooler at 12°C and scores 56.

#6 of 12 months for United Kingdom · 30 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, month by month

74/100 in September

Where in United Kingdom in September

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Canterbury	City	19°C	47 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	—
2	Cambridge	City	19°C	50 mm · 8 days	84 tier A	—
3	London	City	19°C	56 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
4	Oxford	City	18°C	69 mm · 8 days	82 tier A	—
5	Bristol	City	17°C	76 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
6	Stratford-upon-Avon	City	18°C	61 mm · 11 days	81 tier A	—
7	Bath	City	18°C	76 mm · 11 days	80 tier A	—
8	York	City	17°C	70 mm · 10 days	80 tier A	—
9	Belfast	City	15°C	80 mm · 13 days	79 tier B	—
10	Birmingham	City	16°C	74 mm · 13 days	79 tier B	—
11	Cardiff	City	17°C	106 mm · 13 days	79 tier B	—
12	Edinburgh	City	15°C	57 mm · 11 days	79 tier B	—
13	St Andrews	City	14°C	61 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
14	Keswick	Trekking hub	16°C	151 mm · 18 days	78 tier B	—
15	Windermere	Trekking hub	15°C	136 mm · 17 days	78 tier B	—
16	Manchester	City	17°C	96 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	—
17	Fort William	Trekking hub	15°C	162 mm · 19 days	76 tier B	—
18	Inverness	City	13°C	77 mm · 15 days	76 tier B	—
19	Brighton	Beach	18°C	64 mm · 11 days	75 tier B	—
20	Glasgow	City	15°C	95 mm · 15 days	75 tier B	—
21	Isle of Wight	Island	17°C	62 mm · 9 days	75 tier B	—
22	Liverpool	City	16°C	127 mm · 17 days	75 tier B	—
23	Bournemouth	Beach	19°C	69 mm · 11 days	73 tier B	—
24	Whitby	Beach	15°C	72 mm · 12 days	69 tier C	—
25	Newquay	Beach	16°C	100 mm · 15 days	68 tier C	—
26	Portree	City	12°C	164 mm · 20 days	68 tier C	—
27	St Ives	Beach	15°C	109 mm · 14 days	67 tier C	—
28	Oban	City	13°C	205 mm · 20 days	65 tier C	—
29	Isle of Skye	Island	12°C	164 mm · 20 days	56 tier D	—
30	Aviemore	Ski resort	14°C	82 mm · 16 days	19 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means September is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United Kingdom in September

Open House Festival · London · 12–20 Sep
London Fashion Week (Sep) · London · 17–21 Sep
St Giles' Fair · Oxford · 7–8 Sep
Bristol Doors Open Days · Bristol · 10–21 Sep (usually)
Encounters Film Festival · Bristol · 23–27 Sep
English school holidays · Bath and 4 more places · 18 Jul – 1 Sep
Jane Austen Festival · Bath · 11–20 Sep
Bath Children's Literature Festival · Bath · 25 Sep – 4 Oct

Seasons in force

Insects & disease · 7 places Summer season opens · 5 places Sea warm enough · 3 places Surf season · 2 places Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 6 of United Kingdom's 22 well-known places this month.

Better months for United Kingdom

July · 85/100 June · 83/100 August · 83/100 Weakest: December · 47/100

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