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Best Time for The Peak District
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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.
💡 Good to know
- Dry gritstone for walkers and climbers, show caverns at a pleasant chill, and the well-dressing festivals fill village greens through early summer.
- The Snake and Cat & Fiddle passes close in snow first in all of England — check before driving the high moor roads.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.9°C | 5.6°C | 71 mm | 7.8 h | ❄ |
| February | 0.6°C | 6.2°C | 60 mm | 9.5 h | ❄ |
| March | 1.4°C | 8.7°C | 57 mm | 11.5 h | |
| April | 3.4°C | 12.2°C | 52 mm | 13.7 h | |
| May | 6.3°C | 15.5°C | 63 mm | 15.6 h | |
| June | 9.5°C | 18.5°C | 79 mm | 16.7 h | |
| July | 11.3°C | 20.1°C | 84 mm | 16.2 h | |
| August | 11.0°C | 19.7°C | 86 mm | 14.6 h | |
| September | 8.8°C | 17.2°C | 63 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | 6.4°C | 13.2°C | 84 mm | 10.3 h | |
| November | 3.6°C | 8.7°C | 80 mm | 8.3 h | |
| December | 1.6°C | 6.0°C | 78 mm | 7.3 h |