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Best time to visit Preston

July is the best time to visit Preston for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 16 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 72/100
The least cloud May 66 % average cloud cover
The least rain April 73 mm
Warmth July 19 °C
Cooler weather January 6.7 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 July 72 19 °C 16
2 August 70 18 °C 17
3 June 68 17 °C 14
4 September 66 16 °C 14
5 May 59 15 °C 13
6 October 48 13 °C 16
7 April 45 12 °C 13
8 March 33 9.0 °C 14
9 November 31 9.4 °C 17
10 February 25 7.1 °C 14
11 December 21 7.0 °C 17
12 January 20 6.7 °C 16

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 6.7 °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 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 %

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.