London 2026 lodging heat

London tightens in summer and on bank-holiday weekends; early autumn is no free lunch in samples either, while parts of August can ease. West End seasons, blockbuster exhibitions and New Year’s Eve add extra pressure.

January 2026

1 public holidays
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

February 2026

No public holidays this month
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

March 2026

No public holidays this month
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

April 2026

2 public holidays
4-day weekend4/3–4/6
1
2
4
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

May 2026

2 public holidays
3-day weekend5/2–5/43-day weekend5/23–5/25
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31

June 2026

No public holidays this month
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

July 2026

No public holidays this month
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
271.4
282.2
291.5
30
311.3

August 2026

1 public holidays · 1 Festival
3-day weekend8/29–8/31
11.4
2
3
4
51.3
6
71.3
81.4
9
101.3
11
12
13
14
151.5
16
17
18
191.3
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

September 2026

No public holidays this month
11.3
21.4
3
4
51.3
61.3
71.3
81.6
91.8
101.4
111.3
121.5
13
141.5
151.7
162.0
171.9
181.3
191.5
20
211.3
221.6
231.9
241.5
251.3
261.5
27
281.4
291.6
301.8

October 2026

No public holidays this month
11.3
21.3
31.5
41.3
51.4
61.7
71.7
81.3
91.3
101.5
11
121.3
131.5
141.6
151.4
161.3
171.4
18
191.3
201.5
211.5
221.3
23
241.4
25
261.6
271.4
281.3
29
30
311.3

November 2026

No public holidays this month
1
21.5
31.6
41.6
51.4
6
71.3
8
91.3
101.5
111.6
121.5
131.3
141.7
15
161.4
171.6
181.7
191.4
201.3
211.5
22
231.4
241.5
251.5
261.4
271.3
281.6
29
301.4

December 2026

2 public holidays
4-day weekend12/25–12/28
11.6
21.7
31.5
41.5
51.7
61.3
71.4
81.6
91.8
101.4
111.4
121.6
13
14
151.3
161.4
17
18
191.4
20
21
221.3
23
24
261.3
271.3
291.6
301.6
311.7

Index ≈ 1.0 is each hotel’s sample off-peak baseline; shown when >1.2. Sampled reference, not live city-wide rates