Rene,
There are many poems about the UK weather that are still pretty reliable indicator of the weather to expect in the UK,.in general, at a particular point of the year, to mind comes 'March winds do blow, brings on April showers.................and so on.
In general the poems can be more reliable than our weather forecasts and tourist information guides. There's usually a good reason why there is a distinct tourist season, as we don't get many long hot dry summers. Don't confuse water shortages and hose pipe bans as a good sign of dry weather, the UK is usually so wet and has lots of rain, we haven't built as many water reservoirs as we should have, to service our ever growing population density. So in some areas a short dry spell and water is at a premium.
Some of the nicest weather in my humble opinion is in May and June, as long as you don't suffer from hay fever. Still get a fair few sunny dry days, with cool evenings, but not the hordes of tourists as the schools haven't broken up for the summer break.
(Christina Rossetti)
January cold and desolate;
February dripping wet;
March wind ranges;
April changes;
Birds sing in tune
to flowers of May,
And sunny June
Brings longest day;
In scorched July
the storm-clouds fly,
Lightning-torn;
August bears corn,
September fruit;
In rough October
Earth must disrobe her;
Stars fall and shoot
In keen November;
And night is long
And cold is strong
In bleak December.
