Best time to visit Stratford-upon-Avon

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All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Stratford-upon-Avon

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Go in May or Jun — 21C max, 8 rainy days. Sep is the next best.

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Things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon

New Place Former building in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Anne Hathaway's Cottage Thatched wattle & daub cottage, home of Anne Hathaway until she married Shakespeare.
Holy Trinity Church The church is charming in its own right, but the main attraction is the burial place of Shakespeare and his immediate family within the chancel.
Shakespeare's Birthplace Probably the location of Shakespeare's birth, and definitely the home of his early years.
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Do see a production of Shakespeare, if you possibly can.
Hall's Croft Home of Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall.
Mary Arden's Farm Tudor farmstead, childhood home of Mary Arden, Shakespeare's mother.

Tours and tickets in Stratford-upon-Avon

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Stratford-upon-Avon), 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°	9d	87%	4.0h	avoid	7C max, 9 rainy days
Feb	9°	10d	83%	4.9h	ok	9C max, 10 rainy days
Mar	11°	10d	80%	6.6h	ok	11C max, 10 rainy days
Apr	14°	7d	74%	9.1h	good	14C max, 7 rainy days
May	17°	9d	73%	10.7h	sweet spot	17C max, 9 rainy days
Jun	21°	8d	72%	11.0h	sweet spot	21C max, 8 rainy days
Jul	23°	8d	70%	11.2h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Aug	22°	7d	72%	9.9h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Sep	19°	8d	78%	8.0h	good	19C max, 8 rainy days
Oct	15°	10d	83%	5.7h	ok	15C max, 10 rainy days
Nov	10°	10d	87%	4.4h	avoid	10C max, 10 rainy days
Dec	8°	11d	88%	3.1h	avoid	8C max, 11 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the centre: 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

Busiest in July and August; quietest in January.

Then and now

Stratford-upon-Avon's February days now average 9.1°C, 2.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	6.5°	6.5°	9.4°	11.8°	15.6°	17.9°	20.9°	20.2°	17.5°	13.8°	9.3°	7.3°
2017–26	7.2°	9.1°	10.9°	13.6°	17.2°	20.5°	22.5°	21.9°	19.1°	14.9°	10.4°	8.4°
Change	+0.7°	+2.6°	+1.5°	+1.8°	+1.7°	+2.6°	+1.7°	+1.7°	+1.6°	+1.1°	+1.1°	+1.2°

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 Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Birmingham, West Midlands.

Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX)	the drive is not measured yet
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The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.

How far Stratford-upon-Avon is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

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 Stratford-upon-Avon

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The town is compact and most sights are in easy walking distance. However Anne Hathaway's Cottage is in Shottery, a mile west from the centre, and Mary Arden's Farm is three miles west in Wilmcote. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Stratford-upon-Avon, 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.

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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Stratford-upon-Avon in pictures

Royal Shakespeare Theatre east — i

DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tramway Bridge, Stratford upon Avon — i

Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

River Avon at Stratford upon Avon geograph.org.uk 7151024 — i

Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mason's Court, Stratford upon Avon — i

DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Stratford Upon Avon, Stratford Upon Avon Canal basin geograph.org.uk 7210091 — i

Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Stratford-upon-Avon is like

Stratford-upon-Avon is an historic town on the River Avon in the English county of Warwickshire, best known as the home town of the great English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Today, it is a major theatre-going destination as the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: There are five sites closely associated with Shakespeare, and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. A combi-ticket (called "The Full Story") is best value and they can all be seen in the course of an afternoon. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Waterside, CV37 6BB. Do see a production of Shakespeare, if you possibly can. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: The closest international airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX IATA), with many flights domestically and across Europe. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Stratford-upon-Avon, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

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