Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Peak District National Park United Kingdom

In Peak District National Park, the summers are cool and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, mostly cloudy, and windy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 32°F to 65°F and is rarely below 23°F or above 75°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Peak District National Park for warm-weather activities is from early July to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 12 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 61°F. The hottest month of the year in Peak District National Park is July, with an average high of 65°F and low of 51°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from November 16 to March 16, with an average daily high temperature below 46°F. The coldest month of the year in Peak District National Park is January, with an average low of 33°F and high of 41°F.

In Peak District National Park, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Peak District National Park begins around April 27 and lasts for 5.2 months, ending around October 2.

The clearest month of the year in Peak District National Park is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 2 and lasts for 6.8 months, ending around April 27.

The cloudiest month of the year in Peak District National Park is December, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 73% of the time.

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A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Peak District National Park varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.6 months, from June 17 to February 5, with a greater than 31% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Peak District National Park is November, with an average of 10.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.4 months, from February 5 to June 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Peak District National Park is April, with an average of 7.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Peak District National Park is October, with an average of 10.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 37% on November 3.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Peak District National Park experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Peak District National Park. The month with the most rain in Peak District National Park is October, with an average rainfall of 2.5 inches.

The month with the least rain in Peak District National Park is April, with an average rainfall of 1.5 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Peak District National Park experiences some seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from December 3 to February 26, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Peak District National Park is January, with an average snowfall of 2.0 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 9.3 months, from February 26 to December 3. The least snow falls around August 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Peak District National Park varies extremely over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 7 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 17 hours, 0 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:38 AM on June 17, and the latest sunrise is 3 hours, 44 minutes later at 8:22 AM on December 30. The earliest sunset is at 3:48 PM on December 13, and the latest sunset is 5 hours, 51 minutes later at 9:39 PM on June 24.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Peak District National Park during 2026, starting in the spring on March 29, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 25.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Peak District National Park, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Peak District National Park experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from October 13 to April 2, with average wind speeds of more than 11.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Peak District National Park is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 13.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from April 2 to October 13. The calmest month of the year in Peak District National Park is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.8 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Peak District National Park is from the west throughout the year.

Peak District National Park is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.1 months, from June 26 to September 30, with an average temperature above 58°F. The month of the year in Peak District National Park with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 62°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.5 months, from December 28 to April 11, with an average temperature below 46°F. The month of the year in Peak District National Park with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 43°F.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Peak District National Park throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Peak District National Park for general outdoor tourist activities is from early July to late August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Peak District National Park for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Peak District National Park typically lasts for 6.0 months (183 days), from around April 27 to around October 27, rarely starting before April 7 or after May 17, and rarely ending before October 3 or after November 18.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Peak District National Park should appear around May 24, only rarely appearing before May 12 or after June 8.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 2 to August 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Peak District National Park is June, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from October 24 to February 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 1.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Peak District National Park is December, with an average of 0.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Peak District National Park are 53.350 deg latitude, -1.833 deg longitude, and 1,037 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Peak District National Park contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,234 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,247 feet. Within 10 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,821 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,224 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Peak District National Park is covered by grassland (72%) and shrubs (21%), within 10 miles by grassland (53%) and herbaceous vegetation (18%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and grassland (35%).