Annual mean 12°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
28.6 °C
Coldest
0.7 °C
Wettest
31%
Windiest
5.1 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.9 m/s average
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The average temperature in Lancaster over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°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 24% in August, the driest month, to 31% in March, the wettest. Winds in Lancaster are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Lancaster come in July, when the sky is typically 36% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 66%.
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
1°C
-3°C
-4°C
29%
66%
3.3 m/s
1
0
9
February
5°C
-1°C
-0°C
30%
57%
3.3 m/s
3
0
19
March
10°C
3°C
5°C
31%
51%
3.4 m/s
13
0
40
April
16°C
8°C
11°C
29%
48%
3.2 m/s
36
3
60
May
21°C
14°C
19°C
30%
48%
2.6 m/s
62
24
58
June
26°C
19°C
26°C
27%
37%
2.4 m/s
58
49
30
July
28°C
21°C
29°C
28%
36%
1.9 m/s
33
68
8
August
27°C
19°C
28°C
24%
39%
1.8 m/s
43
63
15
September
25°C
15°C
24°C
26%
37%
1.7 m/s
63
46
38
October
19°C
9°C
16°C
27%
44%
2.3 m/s
49
13
66
November
10°C
3°C
6°C
27%
47%
2.8 m/s
13
1
41
December
5°C
0°C
-0°C
30%
60%
3.0 m/s
1
0
19
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 1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -3°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around August. 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 4°CLow -1°CRain 30%
Winter in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in springMarch to May
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 30%
Spring in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 19°CRain 26%
Summer in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
Lancaster weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 9°CRain 27%
Autumn in Lancaster has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 27% 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 24% in August, the driest month, to 31% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Lancaster windiest?
Winds in Lancaster are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Lancaster year round?
The average temperature in Lancaster over the whole year is 12°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -3°C.