The most comfortable time to visit Blackpool is mid and late July. For walking, go from May to October. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Blackpool is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 7, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in May, when the sky is typically 54% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here falls in mid and late July. It peaks in late July, at 62. The weakest stretch is from mid October to early April, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
For walking, go from May to October. It peaks in mid May, at 82. Avoid January to early February for this: it falls to 7, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Blackpool over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C. Blackpool has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in April, the driest month, to 29% in December, the wettest. Winds in Blackpool are highest in February, averaging 6.1 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.4 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Blackpool come in May, when the sky is typically 57% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 71%.
Month by month Blackpool climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 5°C | 1°C | 27% | 70% | 5.5 m/s | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| February | 7°C | 5°C | 1°C | 26% | 66% | 6.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 9°C | 5°C | 4°C | 23% | 66% | 5.2 m/s | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| April | 11°C | 7°C | 7°C | 15% | 58% | 4.7 m/s | 5 | 0 | 48 |
| May | 15°C | 10°C | 11°C | 16% | 57% | 4.4 m/s | 24 | 0 | 77 |
| June | 17°C | 14°C | 14°C | 18% | 61% | 4.7 m/s | 45 | 3 | 80 |
| July | 19°C | 15°C | 16°C | 20% | 64% | 4.7 m/s | 56 | 4 | 80 |
| August | 18°C | 15°C | 15°C | 21% | 63% | 5.1 m/s | 53 | 3 | 80 |
| September | 17°C | 13°C | 13°C | 25% | 63% | 4.9 m/s | 38 | 2 | 75 |
| October | 13°C | 10°C | 9°C | 26% | 65% | 5.4 m/s | 7 | 0 | 66 |
| November | 9°C | 7°C | 5°C | 26% | 69% | 5.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| December | 7°C | 6°C | 2°C | 29% | 71% | 5.6 m/s | 0 | 0 | 14 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Blackpool weather by season
Year round, Blackpool has days of about 6°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 19°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 5°C to 15°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Blackpool weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Blackpool has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
Blackpool weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Blackpool has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 18% chance of rain on a given day.
Blackpool weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Blackpool has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Blackpool weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Blackpool has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Blackpool?
Blackpool has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in April, the driest month, to 29% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Blackpool windiest?
Winds in Blackpool are highest in February, averaging 6.1 m/s (22 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.4 m/s (16 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Blackpool year round?
The average temperature in Blackpool over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 19°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 5°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.