Preston climate

Name: Preston
Address: GB

Preston is warmest in July, with average highs of 19 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 2.2 °C. December is the wettest month (123 mm) and April the driest (73 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Preston averages 1,172 mm of rain, 3 days above 25 °C and 33 days below freezing.

United Kingdom · population 313,332 · 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 2.2 °C
Driest month April 73 mm
Wettest month December 123 mm
Least cloud May 66 % cloud
Hottest on record July 31 °C
Coldest on record December -9.6 °C

What to expectPreston through the year

Preston has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.1 °C in February to 19 °C in July, a swing of 11 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 3 days a year reach 25 °C, 0 of them reach 30 °C, 33 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 73 mm in April to 123 mm in December. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	6.7 °C	102 mm	75 %
February	7.1 °C	86 mm	73 %
March	9.0 °C	81 mm	72 %
April	11.6 °C	73 mm	69 %
May	14.6 °C	78 mm	66 %
June	16.9 °C	89 mm	70 %
July	18.5 °C	99 mm	70 %
August	18.3 °C	109 mm	71 %
September	16.3 °C	98 mm	72 %
October	13.0 °C	117 mm	74 %
November	9.4 °C	115 mm	75 %
December	7.0 °C	123 mm	74 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days below 0 °C
January	6.7 °C	2.4 °C	4.6 °C	13.2 °C	-9.4 °C	0	8
February	7.1 °C	2.2 °C	4.7 °C	16.2 °C	-5.6 °C	0	8
March	9.0 °C	3.1 °C	6.1 °C	17.7 °C	-5.5 °C	0	5
April	11.6 °C	4.7 °C	8.2 °C	22.6 °C	-3.2 °C	0	1
May	14.6 °C	7.6 °C	11.2 °C	25.7 °C	-0.5 °C	0	0
June	16.9 °C	10.5 °C	13.9 °C	28.7 °C	2.0 °C	1	0
July	18.5 °C	12.5 °C	15.7 °C	30.7 °C	6.6 °C	1	0
August	18.3 °C	12.5 °C	15.5 °C	28.7 °C	5.2 °C	1	0
September	16.3 °C	10.6 °C	13.5 °C	24.6 °C	2.6 °C	0	0
October	13.0 °C	8.0 °C	10.5 °C	23.9 °C	-3.0 °C	0	0
November	9.4 °C	5.2 °C	7.4 °C	16.4 °C	-4.5 °C	0	3
December	7.0 °C	2.9 °C	5.0 °C	14.4 °C	-9.6 °C	0	7

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	102 mm	16	8.0 h/day	75 %	86 %	27 km/h
February	86 mm	14	9.8 h/day	73 %	84 %	26 km/h
March	81 mm	14	12 h/day	72 %	81 %	25 km/h
April	73 mm	13	14 h/day	69 %	78 %	23 km/h
May	78 mm	13	16 h/day	66 %	77 %	22 km/h
June	89 mm	14	17 h/day	70 %	79 %	21 km/h
July	99 mm	16	17 h/day	70 %	80 %	20 km/h
August	109 mm	17	15 h/day	71 %	81 %	21 km/h
September	98 mm	14	13 h/day	72 %	82 %	22 km/h
October	117 mm	16	11 h/day	74 %	83 %	24 km/h
November	115 mm	17	8.6 h/day	75 %	86 %	26 km/h
December	123 mm	17	7.5 h/day	74 %	87 %	26 km/h

Where Preston ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The coolest places in Europe in July	17thof 50	19 °C
The coolest places in Europe in August	24thof 50	18 °C
The coolest places in Europe in June	25thof 50	17 °C
The coolest places in Europe in May	40thof 50	15 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Preston.

QuestionsCommon questions about Preston’s climate

When is the best time to visit Preston?

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 Preston 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 31 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 2.2 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 33 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Preston?

December, averaging 123 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is April with 73 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,172 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 Preston 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
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

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.