Boxing Day weather forecast for London 2025: Hour-by-hour forecast for December 26th

If you’re heading out in London for a Boxing Day stroll you may want to have your umbrella handy.

The late afternoon is your best bet for a rain free walk as the wet weather is set to pour down for most of the day.

Rain is forecast to ease around 3pm, with brighter spells breaking through just before sunset. But of course by 5pm, showers will creep back in.

Easing to a drizzle later on, more persistent rain will return as the night goes on and continue into the early hours.

Here’s an hour-by-hour breakdown of what weather Londoners can expect this Boxing Day.

Hour-by-hour London Boxing Day forecast

• 8.06am - Sunrise
• 10am - Light showers to continue across the morning
• 3pm - Rain eases as sunny intervals break through
• 3.56pm - Sunset
• 5pm - Light showers return across the city
• 8pm - Rain eases to a drizzle
• 11pm - Showers start again, continuing into the night

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