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Best time to visit Derry
United Kingdom · Europe
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Derry
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- JanJDerry in January: avoid
- FebFDerry in February: avoid
- MarMDerry in March: ok
- AprADerry in April: ok
- MayMDerry in May: sweet spot
- JunJDerry in June: ok, busy
- JulJDerry in July: ok, busy
- AugADerry in August: ok, busy
- SepSDerry in September: ok
- OctODerry in October: ok
- NovNDerry in November: avoid
- DecDDerry in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Things to do in Derry
- Grianan of Aileach Eochaid, the fair-haired, vindictive; he ordered these a rath to build…
- Free Derry Corner Irish historical landmark
- Peace Bridge Bridge in Derry, Northern Ireland
- St Columb's Cathedral This is the cathedral of the Church of Ireland (Anglican) Diocese of Derry and Raphoe.
- St Eugene's Cathedral This is the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Diocese of Derry…
- Burt Castle Ruined castle in County Donegal, Ireland
- Museum of Free Derry Excellent museum of the Northern Ireland conflict: the march of civil rights…
Tours and tickets in Derry
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Derry), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | 12d | 86% | 3.4h | avoid | 7C max, 12 rainy days |
| Feb | 8° | 14d | 83% | 4.7h | avoid | 8C max, 14 rainy days |
| Mar | 10° | 14d | 81% | 5.8h | ok | 10C max, 14 rainy days |
| Apr | 12° | 10d | 78% | 8.3h | ok | 12C max, 10 rainy days |
| May | 15° | 12d | 78% | 9.5h | sweet spot | 15C max, 12 rainy days |
| Jun | 17° | 13d | 80% | 8.8h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Jul | 18° | 13d | 82% | 7.7h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Aug | 18° | 16d | 83% | 8.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 16° | 14d | 83% | 6.7h | ok | 16C max, 14 rainy days |
| Oct | 13° | 15d | 84% | 4.6h | ok | 13C max, 15 rainy days |
| Nov | 10° | 13d | 86% | 3.6h | avoid | 10C max, 13 rainy days |
| Dec | 8° | 15d | 88% | 2.6h | avoid | 8C max, 15 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the walled city, 12 km from the airport (LDY): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Derry's May days now average 15.0°C, 1.5°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 8 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 6.6° | 6.7° | 8.4° | 10.6° | 13.4° | 15.4° | 17.3° | 16.7° | 14.7° | 11.9° | 8.7° | 7.2° |
| 2017–26 | 7.2° | 8.2° | 9.6° | 11.9° | 15.0° | 16.9° | 17.9° | 17.7° | 15.9° | 12.9° | 9.7° | 8.0° |
| Change | +0.6° | +1.5° | +1.2° | +1.3° | +1.5° | +1.5° | +0.6° | +1.0° | +1.2° | +1.0° | +1.1° | +0.8° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Belfast (BFS), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Belfast.
| Belfast (BFS) | the drive is not measured yet |
|---|---|
| Dublin (DUB) | the drive is not measured yet |
| Derry, Derry and Strabane (LDY) | the drive is not measured yet |
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Derry is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Before you go
Type G plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Pound sterling. Everything for United Kingdom: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Contactless cards and phones work almost everywhere, and some places no longer take cash. Small shops and pubs may set a card minimum of about £5.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — 10 to 15% in restaurants for good service, unless a service charge is already on the bill. Rounding up a taxi fare is usual but not expected.
Getting around Derry
- Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
East of the River Foyle is the district of Waterside, predominantly Unionist. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Derry, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 999 or 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
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- lothianbuses.com
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Derry in pictures
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What Derry is like
Derry or Londonderry (Irish: Doire) is the second city of Northern Ireland, with a population of 85,000 in 2021. It's on the estuary of the River Foyle and historically within County Londonderry, which is no longer a unit of governance so the city is now part of Derry and Strabane District. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- Londonderry is the only city in Ireland with its walls intact, and one of the finest examples in Europe. They're 1.3 km / 0.8 miles in circumference, ranged over the crag that rises from Guildhall to St Columb's. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Millennium Forum has the city's largest auditorium, with music, theatre and panto. The Playhouse by St Columb's Cathedral has theatre and music. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- City of Derry Airport (LDY IATA), Eglinton BT47 3GY (7 miles east of city on A2). Loganair fly from Glasgow and London Heathrow. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Derry was scarred by the late 20th century Troubles, and it remains an "interface area" where Republican and Loyalist communities co-exist and occasionally kick off. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Derry, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Derry
Also in United Kingdom
- Bath best May, Jun, Jul
- Belfast best May, Jul, Sep
- Brighton best Apr, Jun, Jul
- Bristol best Apr, May, Jun
- Cardiff best Apr, May, Jun
- Cornwall best Apr, May, Jul
- Cotswolds best May, Jun, Jul
- Edinburgh best Apr, May, Jun
- Glasgow best Apr, May, Jun
- Isle of Wight best Jun, Jul, Sep
- Liverpool best Apr, May, Jun
- London best May, Jun, Aug
- Manchester best Apr, May, Jun
- Newcastle upon Tyne best Apr, May, Jun
- Oxford best Apr, Jun, Aug
- Shetland best Apr, May, Aug
- York best Apr, May, Jun
Nearby
- Dublin Ireland · 187 km
- Isle of Man Isle of Man · 206 km
- Jersey Jersey · 737 km
- The Faroe Islands Faroe Islands · 781 km
Kind of place
Derry is in United Kingdom, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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