Grab your lotion and sunnies and bathe in Vitamin D as the majority of the UK’s hottest music festivals are set to bask in the sunshine in 2022 with nearly 40 hours of sunshine predicted, according to recently revealed research by Skiddle.
The event discovery platform’s analysis of festival weather predicts dancing in a field in the glorious sun is set to be firmly on the cards this year with festivals including BST Hyde Park London, Highest Point, Terminal V and Reading and Leeds Festival all expected to see no more than an hour’s worth of rain across the festival weekends.
BST Hyde Park outshines the majority of UK festivals, taking the top spot for the highest average temperature across its last five festivals (24°C), and has even seen highs of 33°C. Closely followed were Camp Bestival, Boomtown and Reading Festival, who have seen average temperatures of 19°C across their festival weekends over the last few years.
Highest Point Festival’s dry spell should bring no surprise given its location in the beautiful surroundings of Williamson Park, a mountain summit set 358ft high with views all across Lancaster.
In the battle that’s as old as time itself, the research discovered the South reigns supreme with average temperatures nearly 3°C higher than festivals located in the North of the UK, but England puts Scotland and Northern Ireland in the shade, taking the crown for the warmest temperatures.
| Festival | Location | 2022 Date | Predicted temperature | Predicted rainfall across weekend |
| AVA Festival | Belfast, NI | 3th-4th June | 17°C | 2 hours |
| Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival | Kiltarlity, Scotland | 28th-30th July | 18°C | 2 hours |
| Boardmasters | Newquay, Cornwall | 10th-14 August | 13°C | 4 hours |
| Boomtown Festival | Matterley estate, Hampshire | 10th-14 August | 19°C | 2.5 hours |
| BST Hyde Park | Hyde Park, London | 8th-10th July | 24°C | > 1 hour |
| Camp Bestival | Lulworth Castle, Dorset. Weston Park, Shropshire | 28th-31st July 18th-21st August | 19°C | 2 hours |
| Creamfields | Daresbury, Cheshire | 25th-28th August | 17°C | 2 hours |
| Download | Donnington Park, Leicestershire | 10th-12th June | 16.5°C | 3 hours |
| Glastonbury | Worthy Farm, Pilton | 22nd-26th June | 18°C | 3 hours |
| Highest Point | Williamson Park, Lancaster | 12th-14th May | 14°C | 1 hour |
| Isle of Wight | Seaclose Park, Newport | 16th-19th June | 16°C | 3 hours |
| Leeds Festival | Bramham Park, Wetherby | 26th-28th August | 16°C | 1 hour |
| Longitude Festival | Marlay Park, Dublin | 1st-3rd July | 17°C | 2 hours |
| Parklife | Heaton Park, Manchester | 11-12th June | 16°C | 3 hours |
| Reading Festival | Richfield Avenue, Reading | 26th-28th August | 19°C | 1 hour |
| Terminal V Festival | Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh | 16-17th April | 8°C | 1 hour |
| This Is Tomorrow | Exhibition Park, Newcastle | 3rd-5th June | 15°C | 2 hours |
| TRNSMT Festival | Glasgow Green, Glasgow | 8th-10th July | 16°C | 2.5 hours |
Jamie Scahill, Head of Marketing at Skiddle, commented: “With missing so many of our favourite festivals and live events for the last two years, the 2022 festival season is going to be bigger than ever! We might not be able to control the UK weather, but the forecast looks promising, so we can’t wait to be basking in a field, enjoying live music once again.”
Skiddle, the leading Ticket Sales, Festivals, Club Listings, Events & What’s On Guide website in the UK, analysed the weather of popular UK festivals over the last six years to help Brits plan and prepare for the 2022 festival fun, come rain or shine.
For tickets to the UK’s greatest festivals and other live events, head to Skiddle: www.skiddle.com.
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