Best time to visit Peterborough

Peterborough is a city of two halves. September scores 84 and December scores 19 — a 65-point swing, which is the difference between a holiday and an endurance test. The month you pick matters more here than almost anywhere. 4 of the twelve months sit within ten points of the best, so there is more than one right answer.

July is the warmest month at 28.5 °C and January the coolest at -3.8 °C — a 32.3 °C spread across the year. At the other end, 155 nights a year fall below freezing: the winter here is a real one.

Rain is spread evenly through the year — between 9 and 12 wet days in every month — so there is no dry season to aim for and no wet one to dodge. Whatever you plan, the odds of rain are much the same.

Daylight runs from 8.9 hours in winter to 15.5 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are September, June, May. The one to think twice about is December. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.

Peterborough month by month