Lake District

United Kingdom

Inky black lakes and brooding fells inspired generations of romantic poets and modern-day hikers.

Warmest month is July at 19°C on average. Coolest is January at 6°C. Driest reading falls in April with 9 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January6°±4°16
February8°±4°17
March9°±4°14
April12°±4°9
May15°±5°10
June18°±5°14
July19°±4°14
August18°±3°16
September16°±4°16
October13°±3°16
November9°±4°16
December8°±4°17

What to do

  • Summit the challenging peak of Scafell Pike
  • Take a scenic boat cruise on Lake Windermere
  • Visit Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm
  • Eat traditional sticky toffee pudding in Cartmel

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.