Oldham climate
Oldham is warmest in July, with average highs of 18 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 0.9 °C. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and April the driest (70 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Oldham averages 1,013 mm of rain, 2 days above 25 °C and 49 days below freezing.
United Kingdom · population 237,110 · 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 18 °C
- Coldest month February 0.9 °C
- Driest month April 70 mm
- Wettest month December 96 mm
- Least cloud May 70 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 31 °C
- Coldest on record January -15 °C
What to expectOldham through the year
Oldham has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 6.2 °C in February to 18 °C in July, a swing of 12 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 2 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C, 49 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 70 mm in April to 96 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6 °C | 88 mm | 77 % |
| February | 6.2 °C | 79 mm | 76 % |
| March | 8.3 °C | 77 mm | 74 % |
| April | 11.1 °C | 70 mm | 72 % |
| May | 14.1 °C | 71 mm | 70 % |
| June | 16.5 °C | 87 mm | 73 % |
| July | 18.3 °C | 89 mm | 71 % |
| August | 17.9 °C | 95 mm | 73 % |
| September | 15.6 °C | 82 mm | 74 % |
| October | 12.1 °C | 91 mm | 76 % |
| November | 8.3 °C | 87 mm | 77 % |
| December | 5.9 °C | 96 mm | 76 % |
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 | 5.6 °C | 1.1 °C | 3.4 °C | 12.6 °C | -14.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| February | 6.2 °C | 0.9 °C | 3.6 °C | 16.7 °C | -8.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| March | 8.3 °C | 1.9 °C | 5.1 °C | 17.1 °C | -8.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| April | 11.1 °C | 3.6 °C | 7.4 °C | 22.0 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| May | 14.1 °C | 6.5 °C | 10.4 °C | 24.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 16.5 °C | 9.4 °C | 13.2 °C | 27.0 °C | 1.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 18.3 °C | 11.4 °C | 15.0 °C | 30.6 °C | 5.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 17.9 °C | 11.4 °C | 14.7 °C | 28.0 °C | 4.8 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 15.6 °C | 9.3 °C | 12.5 °C | 24.7 °C | 1.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 12.1 °C | 6.8 °C | 9.4 °C | 24.3 °C | -4.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| November | 8.3 °C | 3.7 °C | 6.1 °C | 15.9 °C | -6.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| December | 5.9 °C | 1.5 °C | 3.7 °C | 13.6 °C | -9.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 mm | 15 | 8.0 h/day | 77 % | 89 % | 24 km/h |
| February | 79 mm | 13 | 9.8 h/day | 76 % | 86 % | 24 km/h |
| March | 77 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 82 % | 24 km/h |
| April | 70 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 72 % | 79 % | 22 km/h |
| May | 71 mm | 13 | 16 h/day | 70 % | 77 % | 21 km/h |
| June | 87 mm | 14 | 17 h/day | 73 % | 79 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 89 mm | 15 | 17 h/day | 71 % | 80 % | 19 km/h |
| August | 95 mm | 15 | 15 h/day | 73 % | 81 % | 19 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 21 km/h |
| October | 91 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 76 % | 86 % | 23 km/h |
| November | 87 mm | 15 | 8.6 h/day | 77 % | 89 % | 23 km/h |
| December | 96 mm | 15 | 7.5 h/day | 76 % | 90 % | 23 km/h |
Where Oldham ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Europe in July | 15th of 50 | 18 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in June | 21st of 50 | 17 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in August | 22nd of 50 | 18 °C |
| The coolest places in Europe in May | 35th of 50 | 14 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Oldham.
QuestionsCommon questions about Oldham’s climate
When is the best time to visit Oldham?
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 Oldham get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 18 °C. About 0 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 31 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 0.9 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 49 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Oldham?
December, averaging 96 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is April with 70 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,013 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 Oldham 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
- 53.541°, -2.118° (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.