Annual mean 11°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
19.3 °C
Coldest
5.5 °C
Wettest
31%
Windiest
6.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Preston 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 4°C. Preston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in April, the driest month, to 27% in December, the wettest. Winds in Preston are highest in February, averaging 5.6 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Preston come in May, when the sky is typically 56% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 70%.
Month by month Preston 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
4°C
1°C
25%
69%
5.1 m/s
0
0
9
February
7°C
5°C
1°C
25%
66%
5.6 m/s
0
0
14
March
9°C
5°C
4°C
22%
66%
4.9 m/s
1
0
28
April
11°C
6°C
7°C
15%
57%
4.4 m/s
6
0
49
May
15°C
10°C
11°C
15%
56%
4.1 m/s
25
0
76
June
18°C
13°C
14°C
17%
61%
4.3 m/s
47
4
79
July
19°C
15°C
16°C
19%
63%
4.3 m/s
58
5
79
August
18°C
14°C
16°C
19%
62%
4.6 m/s
56
3
80
September
17°C
12°C
13°C
23%
62%
4.4 m/s
38
3
77
October
13°C
10°C
9°C
24%
64%
4.8 m/s
8
0
67
November
9°C
7°C
5°C
24%
68%
4.8 m/s
0
0
34
December
7°C
5°C
2°C
27%
70%
5.0 m/s
0
0
15
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 Preston weather by season
Year round, Preston 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 4°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.
Preston weather in winterDecember to February
High 7°CLow 5°CRain 26%
Winter in Preston has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Preston weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 7°CRain 17%
Spring in Preston has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Preston weather in summerJune to August
High 18°CLow 14°CRain 19%
Summer in Preston has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Preston weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 10°CRain 24%
Autumn in Preston has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Preston?
Preston has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 15% in April, the driest month, to 27% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Preston windiest?
Winds in Preston are highest in February, averaging 5.6 m/s (20 km/h), and lightest in May, at 4.1 m/s (15 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Preston year round?
The average temperature in Preston 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 4°C.