Annual mean 13°C · wettest around December · prevailing wind W
Warmest
29.7 °C
Coldest
3.3 °C
Wettest
40%
Windiest
5.3 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.3 m/s average
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The average temperature in Manchester over the whole year is 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. Manchester has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 29% in January, the driest month, to 39% in December, the wettest. Winds in Manchester are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.4 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Manchester come in November, when the sky is typically 33% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 50%.
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
4°C
-1°C
-2°C
29%
46%
3.5 m/s
1
0
11
February
6°C
1°C
1°C
35%
44%
3.4 m/s
4
0
21
March
10°C
3°C
5°C
30%
43%
3.9 m/s
10
0
35
April
15°C
8°C
11°C
31%
46%
3.7 m/s
27
4
56
May
20°C
13°C
18°C
31%
50%
3.2 m/s
54
16
62
June
26°C
19°C
25°C
30%
36%
2.9 m/s
58
43
35
July
29°C
22°C
31°C
33%
33%
2.5 m/s
24
57
6
August
28°C
20°C
29°C
35%
34%
2.4 m/s
39
57
15
September
24°C
17°C
23°C
32%
40%
2.5 m/s
65
36
42
October
19°C
11°C
16°C
35%
43%
2.6 m/s
55
10
67
November
12°C
5°C
7°C
31%
33%
3.0 m/s
15
1
47
December
6°C
1°C
1°C
39%
42%
3.0 m/s
2
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 Manchester weather by season
Year round, Manchester has days of about 4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 13°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around December and least likely around January. 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 5°CLow 0°CRain 34%
Winter in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 5°C and lows of about 0°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in springMarch to May
High 15°CLow 8°CRain 30%
Spring in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 30% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 33%
Summer in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
Manchester weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 18°CLow 11°CRain 33%
Autumn in Manchester has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 33% 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 29% in January, the driest month, to 39% in December, the wettest.
What time of year is Manchester windiest?
Winds in Manchester are highest in March, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in August, at 2.4 m/s (9 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 13°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.