Open-air cinema in Watford
3 screening(s) scheduled this summer.
The 2026 summer programme
Croxley Outdoor Cinema - How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
— The Sports Field, Croxley Park — Watford (WD18 8YH)
Croxley Outdoor Cinema - Grease
— The Sports Field, Croxley Park — Watford (WD18 8YH)
Croxley Outdoor Cinema - Stand By Me
— The Sports Field, Croxley Park — Watford (WD18 8YH)
When to schedule a screening at Watford?
Thirty years of records identify September as the safest month in Watford: 9 rainy evenings on average, over the entire month.
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| Month | Rainy evenings | Strong wind days | End of the evening | Image readable from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 / 31 | 2 | 2 °C | 16:59 | Risky |
| February | 11 / 28 | 2 | 3 °C | 17:50 | Risky |
| March | 11 / 31 | 1 | 3 °C | 18:40 | Risky |
| April | 11 / 30 | 0 | 5 °C | 20:35 | Risky |
| May | 11 / 31 | 0 | 8 °C | 21:30 | Correct |
| June | 11 / 30 | 0 | 11 °C | 22:09 | Correct |
| July | 11 / 31 | 0 | 13 °C | 21:57 | Correct |
| August | 11 / 31 | 0 | 13 °C | 21:01 | Correct |
| September | 9 / 30 | 0 | 11 °C | 19:48 | Correct |
| October | 13 / 31 | 1 | 9 °C | 18:40 | Risky |
| November | 12 / 30 | 1 | 5 °C | 16:48 | Risky |
| December | 12 / 31 | 2 | 3 °C | 16:32 | Risky |
"High wind days" counts the days when the wind exceeded 38 km/h: that's the limit of our inflatable screens. Beyond that, we deflate them — a matter of minutes.
The given time is when the image becomes visible, not sunset: there are still 30 to 45 minutes of daylight after that.
What has already happened in peak season
The most violent days recorded at Watford between June and September since 1995. An average never shows them; yet they decide an evening.
- — 47 mm of rain in 24 hours
- — gusts of 91 km/h
- — gusts of 90 km/h
Normals calculated over 30 years of records (1995–2024), ERA5 archives via Open-Meteo.
The cities in this region
- Bicester (45)
- London (25)
- Coventry (7)
- Exeter (7)
- Harewood (7)
- Lincoln (7)
- Stevenage (7)
- Doe Lea (6)
- Kettering (6)
- Leeds (6)
- Long Ashton (6)
- Nottingham (6)
- Penshaw (6)
- Radlett (6)
- Sonning (6)
- Atcham (5)
- Buckingham (5)
- Cheshire (5)
- East Lulworth (5)
- Haywards Heath (5)
- Henley-on-Thames (5)
- Himley (5)
- Lode (5)
- Northwich (5)
- Peterborough (5)
- Rotherham (5)
- Swindon (5)
- Tetbury (5)
- Lytham St Annes (4)
- Northampton (4)
- Salisbury (4)
- St Albans (4)
- Stockport (4)
- Turvey (4)
- Alnwick (3)
- Billericay (3)
- Cobham (3)
- Deritend (3)
- Great Bookham (3)
- Helston (3)
- Ludlow (3)
- Rowland's Castle (3)
- Skirlaugh (3)
- Upminster (3)
Are you planning an outdoor screening?
Hallucine manufactures and rents inflatable movie screens to city halls, campgrounds, hotels, and festivals. Options range from the screen alone to a complete package that includes a sound system.