Season guide · Bath · United Kingdom
Bath in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Warm, long days and gardens at their peak, but the most crowded and expensive season, with coach tours at the main sights. Expect highs up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 28 rainy days across June–August. June is among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 23°C (73°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 28
- Crowds
- Very busy
- Hotel prices
- Highest
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 21°C (70°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 9 | 16.6 h | 4/5 |
| July | 23°C (73°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9 | 16.2 h | 5/5 |
| August | 22°C (72°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 10 | 14.6 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 22°C (72°F) against a yearly 15°C (59°F), and 28 of the year's roughly 130 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 5/5 and hotel prices 5/5 on average.
Good choices for summer
Museum · Bathwick
Holburne Museum
Walk on through Sydney Gardens behind the museum to the Kennet and Avon Canal bridges.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Upper Town
Jane Austen Centre
A Georgian townhouse on Gay Street, close to where Austen lived in 1805, tells the story of the author's Bath years and the city's role in Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, with costumed guides and a Regency tearoom upstairs.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
Gallery · City Centre
Victoria Art Gallery
Pop in on a rainy hour between the Abbey and Pulteney Bridge.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
Museum · Kingsmead
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
The Georgian townhouse at 19 New King Street where William Herschel, a musician turned astronomer, discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 with a telescope he built himself.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Historic site · City Centre
Roman Baths
Arrive at opening or come in the late afternoon in summer to avoid the midday tour groups, and use the free audio guide.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Iconic
- History
- Rainy day
- Kids
Day trips in summer
- Bradford-on-Avon (About 10–15 minutes by train) — A small stone town on the Avon with a medieval tithe barn, a bridge with a tiny lock-up chapel, a rare Saxon church and a towpath walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal back towards Bath.
- Lacock (About 30–40 minutes by car or bus) — A National Trust village of half-timbered and stone cottages largely unchanged since the 18th century, with Lacock Abbey, where William Henry Fox Talbot made one of the earliest photographic negatives, and many film and TV locations.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Bath?
Yes: June is among the best months. Warm, long days and gardens at their peak, but the most crowded and expensive season, with coach tours at the main sights.
+What is the weather like in Bath in summer?
Highs of up to 23°C (73°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 28 rainy days over the season.