Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 19°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 2°C.
Birkenhead is an industrial port town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Merseyside in 1974. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Birkenhead average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| February | 7°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| March | 9°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 11°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 14°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 17°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 18°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 17°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| December | 7°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 29°C on 2022-07-18
- Coldest day on record: -8°C on 1982-01-14
Percentiles compare each day to Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →