SeasonMapBristol weather by month
United Kingdom
The best time to visit Bristol is June to August — 92/100 in July, 22°C and 10 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (90/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 54/100 — cold, rainy, clean air. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit United Kingdom →
Bristol, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Bristol is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 56 | D | 8°C | 11 d | 4 h | Quiet | — |
| FebFebruary | 62 | C | 9°C | 11 d | 5 h | Peak | 1 |
| MarMarch | 67 | C | 11°C | 14 d | 6 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| AprApril | 77 | B | 14°C | 10 d | 9 h | Busy | — |
| MayMay | 84 | A | 18°C | 11 d | 11 h | Busy | — |
| JunJune | 90 | S | 21°C | 11 d | 10 h | Peak | 1 |
| JulJuly | 92 | S | 22°C | 10 d | 11 h | Peak | 2 |
| AugAugust | 89 | A | 21°C | 10 d | 9 h | Peak | 1 |
| SepSeptember | 81 | A | 19°C | 11 d | 7 h | Shoulder | — |
| OctOctober | 70 | B | 15°C | 13 d | 6 h | Busy | — |
| NovNovember | 61 | C | 11°C | 13 d | 4 h | Quiet | 1 |
| DecDecember | 54 | D | 10°C | 14 d | 3 h | Busy | 1 |
What's on in Bristol through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Bristol in July
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsBristol Pride, Bristol Harbour Festival, Summer holidays in United Kingdom(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Bristol
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A self-guided street art guide to Bristol, the city Lonely Planet named one of its top destinations largely for this scene, maps out the main Banksy pieces: Well Hung Lover on Park Street, Mild Mild West on Stokes Croft, and The Girl with the Pierced Eardrum on the harbourside, alongside broader hotspots in Nelson Street and Bedminster. Her practical tip was to devote a full morning to walking it self-guided with a map rather than rushing between pieces, and to budget for accommodation costs that run close to London prices even though the city itself feels far more relaxed.