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United Kingdom
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A comparison of 263 cities in United Kingdom by VanSky score — how comfortable it is to travel in each today. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea. Sort by any metric and pick your next stop. A comparison of 4 regions of United Kingdom by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to travel right now. We factor in temperature, wind, sun and conditions by the sea.
The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.
The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.
Top cities in United Kingdom by VanSky Regions of United Kingdom
| City | VanSky | Temp. | Solar | Wind | Water | Conditions |
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| Cornwall | 72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.1° | |
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Chatham
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Littlehampton
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19° | |
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Barry
Wales
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.6° | |
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Brighton
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19.1° | |
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Sittingbourne
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Bognor Regis
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19° | |
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Newport
Wales
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.4° | |
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Saint Peters
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19.2° | |
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Eastbourne
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.9° | |
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Gosport
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Great Yarmouth
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.1° | |
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Hastings
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.9° | |
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Southend-on-Sea
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Portsmouth
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Worthing
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19° | |
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Folkestone
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19.6° | |
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Gillingham
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.8° | |
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Lowestoft
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18° | |
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Clacton-on-Sea
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.7° | |
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Margate
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19.2° | |
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Cardiff
Wales
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.6° | |
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Swansea
Wales
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.4° | |
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Weston-super-Mare
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 18.5° | |
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Hove
England
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72 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | 19° | |
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Birmingham
England
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71 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | — | |
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Manchester
England
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71 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | — | |
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Leeds
England
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71 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | — | |
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Leicester
England
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71 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | — | |
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Bradford
England
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71 | — | 0 kWh | 0 km/h | — |
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United Kingdom — fuel prices
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Updated: 19.09.2026
Super E10
$2.31 /l
£1.73 · €2.01/l
149 of 167
pricier than 89% of countries
RON 97
$2.55 /l
£1.90 · €2.22/l
85 of 101
pricier than 83% of countries
Diesel
$2.63 /l
£1.96 · €2.29/l
151 of 166
pricier than 90% of countries
Premium Diesel
$2.89 /l
£2.16 · €2.52/l
42 of 46
pricier than 89% of countries
LPG
$1.36 /l
£1.02 · €1.19/l
54 of 55
pricier than 96% of countries
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