UK & Ireland
~23h · 1 stop from Sydney to London. Type G — the big three-pin plug. A European Type C adapter will not fit, which catches people mid-trip.
- Flight from Sydney
- ~23h · 1 stop
- Plug
- Type G
- Voltage
- 230V
- Tap water
- Safe to drink
- Currency
- Pound sterling (GBP) · Euro (EUR) in Ireland
- Time vs Sydney
- -9 hours
- Region
- EU
- Your kit
- UK & Ireland
UK & Ireland, month by month
Temperatures in Celsius, because you live in Australia. Remember that a northern hemisphere summer is our winter — the reason most packing advice online is upside down for you.
| Month | Season | High / low | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Cold and dark | 8° / 3° | Dark by four. Cold, damp, cheap. |
| February | Cold and dark | 8° / 3° | Still grey, days lengthening. |
| March | Early spring | 11° / 4° | Blustery and changeable. |
| April | Spring | 14° / 6° | Showery, bright between. Genuinely pretty. |
| May | Late spring | 17° / 9° | One of the driest and best months. |
| June | Early summer | 20° / 12° | Long days — light until nearly 10pm in the north. |
| July | Summer | 23° / 14° | Warmest month. Heatwaves now reach the mid-30s and almost nowhere has aircon. |
| August | Summer | 22° / 14° | Warm and busy. Edinburgh is effectively full all month. |
| September | Early autumn | 19° / 12° | Mild, settled, quieter. Very good value. |
| October | Autumn | 15° / 9° | Cooling and wetter. Clocks go back late in the month. |
| November | Late autumn | 11° / 5° | Grey, wet and dark. Cities only. |
| December | Winter | 9° / 4° | Dark and cold, but Christmas in London is worth the coat. |
What Australians get wrong about UK & Ireland
- A packable rain layer is worth more than an umbrella — it is usually windy as well as wet.
- Contactless payment is universal. You can genuinely travel without cash.
- Summer accommodation rarely has air conditioning, and heatwaves are increasingly common.