Best time to visit Swansea
United Kingdom · 20-year averages
July is the best month in Swansea, scoring 70 out of 100, with January the weakest at 29. The 41-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs May to September — 5 months within ten points of the best.
July is the warmest month at 19 °C and February the coolest at 7.9 °C — a 11.1 °C spread across the year. It never reaches 30 °C in an average year, which takes heat off the list of reasons to avoid any particular month.
There is a real wet season here. January, October, November and December carry the rain — up to 19 wet days in a month — while April, May, June and September drop as low as 12. That 7-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Swansea, and it moves further than the temperature does.
Daylight swings hard — 16.6 hours at midsummer against 7.9 at midwinter. That 8.7-hour difference changes how much fits into a day more than the temperature does.
The three strongest months are July, September, June. The one to think twice about is January. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight and crowd levels.
Swansea month by month
| Month | High °C | Low °C | Rain days | Daylight h | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 4.8 | 18 | 8.3 | 29 | The month to avoid |
| February | 7.9 | 4.2 | 14 | 9.9 | 36 | A hard month |
| March | 9.4 | 4.8 | 14 | 11.8 | 41 | A hard month |
| April | 12.1 | 6.4 | 12 | 13.8 | 53 | Shoulder season |
| May | 14.8 | 9.1 | 13 | 15.6 | 60 | Shoulder season |
| June | 17.4 | 12 | 13 | 16.6 | 68 | A good month |
| July | 19 | 13.9 | 15 | 16.2 | 70 | A good month |
| August | 19 | 14.2 | 17 | 14.7 | 67 | A good month |
| September | 17.6 | 12.7 | 13 | 12.7 | 69 | A good month |
| October | 14.6 | 10.6 | 18 | 10.8 | 50 | Shoulder season |
| November | 11.2 | 7.8 | 19 | 8.9 | 37 | A hard month |
| December | 8.9 | 5.7 | 18 | 7.9 | 30 | The month to avoid |
Planning the rest of the trip
- Flight time to Swansea how long you are actually in the air
- Swansea time zone and the difference from home
- Days until your trip count down to the departure date