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Best Time for The Cotswolds: Oxford to Cheltenham
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Sweet spot: March, April, May. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
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- Lavender and limestone glow in long evening light, and the honeypot villages empty out once the day-trip coaches leave — stay overnight and you get Bourton to yourself.
- Short grey days and closed gardens; the pubs with fires are the reason to come, and Christmas markets briefly light up Cheltenham and Broadway.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C | 6.3°C | 70 mm | 8.0 h | |
| February | 0.8°C | 6.9°C | 55 mm | 9.6 h | ❄ |
| March | 1.7°C | 9.4°C | 56 mm | 11.5 h | |
| April | 3.7°C | 13.0°C | 50 mm | 13.6 h | |
| May | 6.8°C | 16.3°C | 63 mm | 15.4 h | |
| June | 10.0°C | 19.5°C | 63 mm | 16.4 h | |
| July | 11.7°C | 21.7°C | 69 mm | 16.0 h | |
| August | 11.4°C | 21.1°C | 72 mm | 14.4 h | |
| September | 9.1°C | 18.6°C | 50 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 6.8°C | 14.2°C | 80 mm | 10.3 h | |
| November | 3.8°C | 9.5°C | 79 mm | 8.5 h | |
| December | 2.0°C | 6.7°C | 76 mm | 7.6 h |