Manchester climate
Manchester is warmest in July, with average highs of 19 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 1.6 °C. December is the wettest month (100 mm) and April the driest (67 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Manchester averages 1,002 mm of rain, 4 days above 25 °C and 42 days below freezing.
United Kingdom · population 568,996 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 19 °C
- Coldest month February 1.6 °C
- Driest month April 67 mm
- Wettest month December 100 mm
- Least cloud May 68 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 32 °C
- Coldest on record January -15 °C
What to expectManchester through the year
Manchester has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.2 °C in February to 19 °C in July, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 4 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C, 42 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 67 mm in April to 100 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5 °C | 89 mm | 76 % |
| February | 7.2 °C | 78 mm | 75 % |
| March | 9.3 °C | 75 mm | 73 % |
| April | 12.1 °C | 67 mm | 71 % |
| May | 15.1 °C | 70 mm | 68 % |
| June | 17.6 °C | 86 mm | 72 % |
| July | 19.3 °C | 86 mm | 71 % |
| August | 18.9 °C | 91 mm | 72 % |
| September | 16.6 °C | 78 mm | 73 % |
| October | 13.0 °C | 92 mm | 75 % |
| November | 9.2 °C | 90 mm | 76 % |
| December | 6.7 °C | 100 mm | 75 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5 °C | 1.7 °C | 4.2 °C | 13.4 °C | -14.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| February | 7.2 °C | 1.6 °C | 4.4 °C | 17.4 °C | -7.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 9.3 °C | 2.5 °C | 5.9 °C | 18.0 °C | -6.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| April | 12.1 °C | 4.3 °C | 8.3 °C | 23.1 °C | -3.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| May | 15.1 °C | 7.2 °C | 11.3 °C | 25.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 17.6 °C | 10.1 °C | 14.1 °C | 28.5 °C | 1.9 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 19.3 °C | 12.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 31.7 °C | 6.3 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 18.9 °C | 12.0 °C | 15.5 °C | 29.0 °C | 6.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 16.6 °C | 10.0 °C | 13.3 °C | 25.5 °C | 1.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 13.0 °C | 7.4 °C | 10.2 °C | 25.2 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 9.2 °C | 4.3 °C | 6.9 °C | 16.8 °C | -5.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| December | 6.7 °C | 2.1 °C | 4.5 °C | 14.3 °C | -8.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89 mm | 15 | 8.1 h/day | 76 % | 88 % | 24 km/h |
| February | 78 mm | 13 | 9.8 h/day | 75 % | 85 % | 24 km/h |
| March | 75 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 73 % | 82 % | 23 km/h |
| April | 67 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 71 % | 78 % | 21 km/h |
| May | 70 mm | 13 | 16 h/day | 68 % | 77 % | 21 km/h |
| June | 86 mm | 14 | 17 h/day | 72 % | 78 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 86 mm | 15 | 17 h/day | 71 % | 79 % | 19 km/h |
| August | 91 mm | 15 | 15 h/day | 72 % | 81 % | 19 km/h |
| September | 78 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 82 % | 20 km/h |
| October | 92 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 75 % | 85 % | 22 km/h |
| November | 90 mm | 15 | 8.6 h/day | 76 % | 88 % | 22 km/h |
| December | 100 mm | 15 | 7.5 h/day | 75 % | 90 % | 23 km/h |
Where Manchester ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Europe in July | 28th of 50 | 19 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in August | 36th of 50 | 19 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in June | 36th of 50 | 18 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Manchester.
QuestionsCommon questions about Manchester’s climate
When is the best time to visit Manchester?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Manchester get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 19 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 32 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.6 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 42 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Manchester?
December, averaging 100 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is April with 67 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,002 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Manchester rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 53.481°, -2.237° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.