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London to Windermere drive weather

269 miles, about 4½ hours of driving via M1 and M6. The route stays below 200 m the whole way.

Distance
269 mi
Drive time
~4½ hours
High point
138 m
Country
England

Next 7 departures

Leaving London at 7 AM each day · Updated · Forecast: MET Norway

  1. SunOct 4

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 8–13°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTFog11°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTSunny8°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTFog9°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTPartly sunny10°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTCloudy10°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTCloudy13°C
  2. MonOct 5

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 12–17°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTCloudy12°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTCloudy13°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTCloudy15°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTCloudy15°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTCloudy17°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTCloudy15°C
  3. TueOct 6

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 12–16°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTPartly sunny12°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTCloudy14°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTCloudy16°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTLight rain16°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTRain showers16°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTRain14°C
  4. WedOct 7

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 8–13°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTRain13°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTCloudy13°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTCloudy10°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTCloudy8°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTMostly sunny10°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTCloudy10°C
  5. ThuOct 8

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 7–9°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTSunny8°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTSunny8°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTSunny8°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTSunny7°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTPartly sunny9°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTPartly sunny9°C
  6. FriOct 9

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 8–13°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTCloudy8°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTCloudy9°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTCloudy11°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTLight rain11°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTRain12°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTRain13°C
  7. SatOct 10

    ClearNo significant weather expected. Temperatures 10–13°C along the way.

    Along the way
    Checkpoint · arrivalWeather · temperature
    London7 AM BSTMostly sunny13°C
    Milton Keynes8 AM BSTSunny11°C
    Birmingham9 AM BSTSunny10°C
    Stoke-on-Trent9:30 AM BSTPartly sunny10°C
    Warrington10 AM BSTRain showers12°C
    Windermere11:15 AM BSTRain showers10°C

The worst conditions expected at any checkpoint, timed to when you would reach it driving without stops. Levels use Road Travel’s driving-risk scale.

The route, stop by stop

Checkpoints in order, with driving time from London (no stops) and elevation. The forecast above is timed to these.

Birmingham · 138 m 0 mi 269 mi
Elevation along the route (Terrain Tiles, sampled every 5 miles).
  1. London, EnglandStart 8 melevation
  2. Milton Keynes, EnglandMile 51 · 1 h 1 min 109 melevation
  3. Birmingham, EnglandMile 115 · 1 h 58 min 138 melevation
  4. Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandMile 154 · 2 h 34 min 134 melevation
  5. Warrington, EnglandMile 191 · 3 h 7 min 15 melevation
  6. Windermere, EnglandMile 269 · 4 h 19 min 113 melevation

Typical weather by month

Average daily highs and lows, and monthly rain, at London, Birmingham and Windermere.

MonthLondon
London Heathrow station · 25 m		Birmingham
Halesowen station · 153 m		Windermere
Grizedale station · 91 m
High / low °CPrecip (mm)High / low °CPrecip (mm)High / low °CPrecip (mm)
Jan8° / 3°617° / 1°677° / 0°208
Feb9° / 2°518° / 1°487° / 1°182
Mar12° / 4°4411° / 3°459° / 2°170
Apr15° / 5°3413° / 4°6812° / 3°121
May18° / 9°4817° / 7°5215° / 6°112
Jun21° / 12°4619° / 10°5817° / 8°105
Jul24° / 14°4822° / 12°5120° / 10°113
Aug23° / 14°5822° / 12°6019° / 10°137
Sep20° / 11°4318° / 10°6417° / 8°149
Oct16° / 6°5814° / 6°8613° / 5°225
Nov12° / 4°6610° / 4°7710° / 3°218
Dec8° / 2°597° / 1°767° / 1°239

1991–2020 averages computed from NOAA NCEI daily station records (GHCN-Daily): HEATHROW, UK (UKM00003772, 25 m); HALESOWEN, UK (UKE00105912, 153 m); GRIZEDALE, UK (UKE00105861, 91 m). Precipitation is the monthly total of rain and melted snow, in millimetres. “—” means the station does not publish that normal.

Road conditions

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Questions about this drive

How long is the drive from London to Windermere?

269 miles, about 4½ hours of driving without stops, by way of M1 and M6. Fuel, food and rest stops add to that.

What is the wettest month in Windermere?

December. The nearest long-term NOAA station, Grizedale (91 m), averages 239 mm of rain and melted snow that month (1991–2020 averages).

How cold is Windermere in January?

The nearest long-term NOAA station, Grizedale (91 m), averages a high of 7°C and a low of 0°C in January (1991–2020 averages).

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