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Best time to visit Liverpool

July is the best time to visit Liverpool for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 15 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking July comfort 73/100
A beach holiday August sea 17 °C
The least cloud May 65 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 67 mm
Warmth July 19 °C
Cooler weather January 7.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 July 73 19 °C 15 24
2 August 71 19 °C 16 27
3 June 69 17 °C 13 14
4 September 66 17 °C 14 18
5 May 59 15 °C 13 7
6 October 49 13 °C 16 0
7 April 46 12 °C 13 5
8 March 34 9.2 °C 14 3
9 November 31 9.7 °C 17 0
10 February 26 7.3 °C 13 3
11 December 21 7.4 °C 17 0
12 January 21 7.0 °C 16 0

For a beach holiday

August scores highest, with a sea temperature of 17 °C and air temperatures around 19 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 7.2 °C 7.0 °C 74 % 0
February 6.3 °C 7.3 °C 72 % 3
March 6.6 °C 9.2 °C 70 % 3
April 8.6 °C 12 °C 68 % 5
May 11 °C 15 °C 65 % 7
June 14 °C 17 °C 68 % 14
July 16 °C 19 °C 68 % 24
August 17 °C 19 °C 70 % 27
September 16 °C 17 °C 71 % 18
October 14 °C 13 °C 73 % 0
November 11 °C 9.7 °C 75 % 0
December 8.8 °C 7.4 °C 73 % 0

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 7.0 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 7.0 °C 89 mm 74 %
February 7.3 °C 75 mm 72 %
March 9.2 °C 73 mm 70 %
April 11.6 °C 67 mm 68 %
May 14.6 °C 69 mm 65 %
June 17.0 °C 83 mm 68 %
July 18.7 °C 87 mm 68 %
August 18.5 °C 95 mm 70 %
September 16.5 °C 91 mm 71 %
October 13.2 °C 114 mm 73 %
November 9.7 °C 111 mm 75 %
December 7.4 °C 119 mm 73 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.