The Blue Sky of the UK
London and the rest of UK in general is pretty infamous for it’s grey and miserable sky. Don’t get me wrong, as someone that is built and comes from an equatorial country, I know how much of this is true that is pretty depressing at times.
I don’t particularly like it when it is cold, grey and miserable, but it does make you appreciate more the sun when decides to come out. Let me tell you, when the sun does come out on this part of the world, whether it is a hot summer’s day, a bright spring morning or a cold crisp winter day, it is pretty beautiful. You just have to be lucky enough that when you visit you encounter this 10% of the time occurrence.
I wanted to say this, because most people will not have that luck, and all they experienced is of the gloomy and threatening weather. When a fellow blogger Lorraine came to London, I picked her up in the rain; I also saw another fellow blogger Ria’s update on Edinburgh, which starts with the horrible weather; they did come in winter, so these weather is expected.
So what is the best time to visit the UK? I can’t really tell you, because not only it happens only 10% the weather is like a moody teenager that changes as they feel like it. Here are some bright blue skies on different seasons. I have not altered or apply any changes on the images #nofilter. Guess which ones are from which season.
I think the best time to describe how changeable the weather is these two pictures from last week when I was in Edinburgh. The first day was glorious
The second day:
The threatening sky brought rain and later on snow, which makes it very wet and cold indeed.
So I really can’t advise the best time to go, but if I was held hostage to point out the best time to go, I’d say May, June and September.
What is the time when the sky is the bluest where you are?
Kalau di midwest sini, kadang pas winter langitnya biru sekali, matahari sangat cerah…tapi biasanya kalau demikian temperaturenya lagi drop banget…single digit farenheit. Kalau difoto, dan pas kebetulan tidak ada salju, pasti dikiranya summer, padahal….
Pas summer sih biasanya biru cerah langitnya, yg mendung berawan biasanya pas spring
Oh sama sih disini kalau cerah di winter justru sangat dingin. Kalau hujan yg bikin dingin tuh basah dan angin.. 🙂
“… it does make you appreciate more the sun when decides to come out” –> bahahaha, tell me about it! especially if you’ve been through -20C in the winter. i remember ppl in Indonesia would always want to be under the shade whereas in here everyone wants to be under the sun when it is one of those rare moments that the sun is out! 😀
though i also can never guarantee when is the best time to visit (southern) Finland, i would say the biggest chance you can feel the heat of the sun (and see the beautiful blue sky) is between June to August. it might be as hot as +35C sometimes during those months. but anyway, even today was sunny though the temperature was -5C, heehee.
PS. for some reason i have the same bad luck as you whenever i’m welcoming a friend or family member who’s visiting Finland: it always rained/snowed/just plain cold! :p
The winter there are much harsher but the summer are hotter and longer there right? I think I went there in July and it was pretty warm.
oops, i didn’t see your reply, sorry! yes, the summer are hotter (but usually dry) though i don’t know if you can say “longer”… most of the time it does stretch out till September. 🙂 it’s just nice to still see the sun at 10 pm, heheh….
You lucky girl! Never seen Edinburgh with blue sky like that Andine, kemarin pas kita kesana juga burem dan hujan mulu🙄
Disini lagi blue sky Ndine, secara lagi summer. Meski di beberapa daerah out of Perth lagi ada yg kena bush fire. Kadang ya diantara birunya langit tiba2 ada asap grey gitu, itu tandanya somewhere lagi ada bushfire.
Kalau lihat-lihat foto mba di Perth selalu blue sky yah? glorious…
Mostly blue sky Ndine kcuali kl winter meski ada blue sky ada juga gloomy and grey days-nya😉
Lucky you mba.. blue sky makes people happier…
Cuacanya semacam sama kayak Belanda ya Ndine yang nyaris sepanjang tahun hujan mulu dan langitnya abu2. Jadi kalo ada yang mau ke Belanda nanya aku kapan waktu terbaik berdasarkan cuaca, aku jawab ya ga pasti wong hujan mulu, tahun kemaren summer juga seringnya hujan. Tapi beberapa hari ini langit biru cerah terus nih, matahari lagi kenceng bersinar. Jadi seneng lihatnya 😍 bunga apa ya itu warna kuning, seger lihat kebun bunga gitu.
He euh sama dengan Belanda. Entah kenapa sih sebenernya tapi waktu aku tinggal di Belanda berasa lebih hangat yah? Mungkin karena masih muda waktu itu. HAHAHAH. Bunga Rape/canolla buat bikin minyak.
ladang bunganya cantik banget, segerin mata….
Ini bunga Rape (bahasa Inggris) atau kalau bahasa Amerikanya Canolla. Yang dibuat menjadi minyak, wanginya manis dan seperti mentega…
Oooh ya pernah pake canolla oil.. ternyata kayak gini bunganya.. keren 👍
Aduhh fotonya yang hamparan bunga kuning cakep banget mba , ikutan happy liatnya.. Winter ini aja disini banyakan gloomy n ujan .. Kangen juga ama matahari. Tapi karena lagi morning sickness pas matahari nongol langsung berasa kaya vampir, ngumpet hehehe
Sama yah di HKG? Dinginnya seberapa sih kalau lagi winter nis? Wah semoga morning sicknessnya cepat berlalu yah?
Kemarin karena HK kena polar vortex sempat drop sampai 0 celcius mba. Belakang rumahku gunung dah pd beku es gitu. Bukan salju ( ngarep si salju hehehe ) Katanya si ini terparah sejak puluhan tahun lalu. Heater dirumah ampe gak berasa. Sekarang dah kisaran 10-15c
Huaaa…10 -15 lumayan dingin yah..brrr. Disini hari ini 4°c bsok 8…
You lucky girl! How bright Edinburgh was when you were there, it was completely different when we were there!😀 I’ve been twice to Edinburgh and never saw the sky as blue as that!
In Australia summer and spring time are when the sky is so blue without cloud at all. But at the moment we are experiencing bushfires in some areas, mostly out of Perth. It’s 39C degree today, Andine! And I just got back watching the boys’ school carnival!😎😎
I remember how much I loved seeing the sun when I lived in the UK, it’s such a rare occasion that people would basically leave their things and run for the nearest park!
I guess Ireland and England have similar weather. The blue sky only comes once in a blue moon. But when it comes, I appreciate it so much.
Emang jarang bgt ya UK dpt blue sky. Tp justru gloomy depressing weather itu yg ngangenin 😂