Annual mean 10°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
27.4 °C
Coldest
-0.5 °C
Wettest
21%
Windiest
4.6 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.7 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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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Manchester over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C. Manchester has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in September, the driest month, to 16% in December, the wettest. Winds in Manchester are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Manchester come in November, when the sky is typically 55% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 65%.
Month by month Manchester 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
0°C
-4°C
-6°C
11%
62%
3.1 m/s
0
0
4
February
2°C
-4°C
-4°C
12%
60%
3.0 m/s
1
0
9
March
6°C
-1°C
0°C
11%
60%
3.4 m/s
2
0
20
April
12°C
5°C
7°C
14%
65%
3.2 m/s
15
1
49
May
19°C
11°C
15°C
11%
65%
2.8 m/s
48
11
71
June
24°C
17°C
23°C
10%
61%
2.5 m/s
70
30
51
July
27°C
20°C
27°C
11%
57%
2.5 m/s
47
55
21
August
27°C
18°C
26°C
10%
56%
2.2 m/s
62
49
29
September
22°C
14°C
21°C
10%
56%
2.1 m/s
71
24
62
October
16°C
8°C
13°C
13%
60%
2.3 m/s
41
3
74
November
8°C
2°C
4°C
12%
55%
2.8 m/s
9
0
30
December
2°C
-2°C
-3°C
16%
58%
2.6 m/s
0
0
7
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 Manchester weather by season
Year round, Manchester has days of about 0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -4°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 December and least likely around September. 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.
Manchester weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -3°CRain 13%
Winter in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -3°C, with a 13% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in springMarch to May
High 12°CLow 5°CRain 12%
Spring in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 11%
Summer in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 12%
Autumn in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 12% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Manchester?
Manchester has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 10% in September, the driest month, to 16% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Manchester windiest?
Winds in Manchester are highest in March, averaging 3.4 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.1 m/s (8 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Manchester year round?
The average temperature in Manchester over the whole year is 10°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -4°C.