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UK summer -- what to wear?

I'll be going to the UK at the height of summer, in August, for a summer school in Dorset. I'm from a tropical country, and the only times I ever go to the UK are in Spring and Winter. What do I wear??

Reply 1

UWS

Fleece jumper and fur coat and don't forget the umbrella just in case

Reply 2

CON5P1RACY K1D

Anything you feel comfortable in

Reply 3

paulthompson94

Waterproofs and a matching life jacket.

In all seriousness the UK weather is seriously as unpredictable as you can get. Best bet is to prepare to be cold but bring some summer clothes should warm weather sneak in

Absolutely nothing.

Original post by iliacl

Same stuff you wore in Spring and Winter - occasionally it gets warm and sunny so bring some light stuff just in case, but you'll likely need stuff for the rain most of the time.

Although, it does depend where in the UK

Reply 6

evalilyXOX

Something you will be warm in as our Summers are nothing like a tropical country's summer ! :colone:

Reply 7

lyrical_lie

Saying that I got burnt yesterday sitting outside for 1.5hours. It does get warm :wink:

Reply 8

Legendary Quest

It doesn't get hot here lol

Bring your winter clothes :wink:

Reply 9

ODES_PDES

Original post by evalilyXOX

Something you will be warm in as our Summers are nothing like a tropical country's summer ! :colone:

Reply 10

Legendary Quest

Original post by lyrical_lie

Saying that I got burnt yesterday sitting outside for 1.5hours. It does get warm :wink:

Where do you live? It's not that hot :biggrin:

Reply 11

lyrical_lie

Original post by Legendary Quest

Where do you live? It's not that hot :biggrin:

London lol, I was sitting in a little sun trap working. I am Glaswegian though so my fair skin can't cope haha.

Reply 12

Persipan

I suppose the one thing I'd say is, if it does get hot(ish) in the UK, we aren't terribly well set up for it in terms of keeping buildings cool. So, you won't typically encounter air conditioning, and if there's a hot spell everywhere sells out of electric fans! The upshot of that is that, although the temperatures overall won't reach anything like what you might experience at home, there are contexts where it's possible to be uncomfortably warm, definitely. Best advice is probably to go with thin things you can layer, and then adjust as necessary.