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Here’s the weather forecast for Download Festival 2025

Suncream or wellies? Band tees or raincoats? It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and as Download Festival 2025 fast approaches, here’s how the weather in Castle Donington is looking…

Here’s the weather forecast for Download Festival 2025
Words:
Kerrang! staff
Photo:
Andy Ford

So far, the English summer has been a bit of a mixed bag. But what we all really care about, of course, is how things are going to fare at this year’s Download, which takes place from Friday, June 13 to Sunday, June 15 (with campers starting to arrive on Wednesday, June 11). Here’s your day-by-day breakdown – no, not that kind – of the weather forecast for Download Festival 2025, which we’ll be reviewing every day.

Updated as of 11am BST, June 13:

June 13Friday

We’re off to a scorcher already, with plenty of sun and – thankfully – a “moderate breeze” throughout the day, with a high of 24 degrees and a low of 15. By the time Green Day’s set comes to an end there’ll be “light rain showers and light winds”, perfect to cool us all down from their scorching headliner…

June 14Saturday

At the midway point we’ll be getting “light rain showers and a moderate breeze”, with a high of 22 and lows of 11. Sleep Token’s debut headliner will bring us “sunny intervals” so we can see their stunning, all-new Even In Arcadia show in all its glory.

June 15Sunday

Finally, “light cloud and a moderate breeze” is predicted for Sunday. And, by the time Korn close out the whole weekend, the sun should be here. Just in time for us to start dreaming of 2026…

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