Annual mean 10°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind W
Warmest
24.9 °C
Coldest
-2.3 °C
Wettest
15%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.0 m/s average
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The average temperature in Lancaster over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C. Lancaster has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in July, the driest month, to 15% in October, the wettest. Winds in Lancaster are highest in February, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Lancaster come in July, when the sky is typically 48% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 82%.
Month by month Lancaster 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
-2°C
-3°C
-8°C
12%
82%
4.0 m/s
0
0
1
February
-0°C
-2°C
-7°C
12%
73%
4.1 m/s
0
0
4
March
4°C
0°C
-2°C
12%
66%
3.9 m/s
2
0
12
April
9°C
5°C
4°C
14%
65%
3.5 m/s
9
1
33
May
16°C
11°C
13°C
12%
58%
3.0 m/s
40
6
65
June
22°C
17°C
20°C
10%
52%
3.0 m/s
70
20
64
July
25°C
20°C
25°C
8%
48%
2.7 m/s
73
46
37
August
24°C
19°C
24°C
10%
51%
2.8 m/s
76
42
42
September
21°C
16°C
19°C
9%
53%
2.8 m/s
69
19
67
October
15°C
11°C
11°C
15%
63%
3.3 m/s
30
2
60
November
7°C
4°C
1°C
13%
70%
3.8 m/s
4
0
20
December
2°C
0°C
-5°C
15%
80%
3.9 m/s
0
0
4
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 Lancaster weather by season
Year round, Lancaster has days of about -2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 10°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around July. 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.
Lancaster weather in winterDecember to February
High -0°CLow -2°CRain 13%
Winter in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about -0°C and lows of about -2°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 5°CRain 12%
Spring in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 9%
Summer in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 14°CLow 10°CRain 12%
Autumn in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 10°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Lancaster?
Lancaster has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 8% in July, the driest month, to 15% in October, the wettest.
What time of year is Lancaster windiest?
Winds in Lancaster are highest in February, averaging 4.1 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.7 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Lancaster year round?
The average temperature in Lancaster over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.