Manchester, England, United Kingdom climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Manchester, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 19°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 1°C.
Manchester is the city at the centre of the eponymous county of Greater Manchester in North West England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Manchester, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Manchester average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Manchester, 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 | 5°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| February | 6°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| March | 9°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| April | 11°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 15°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| June | 17°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| July | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| August | 19°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| September | 17°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| October | 13°C | 7°C | 3 mm |
| November | 9°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| December | 6°C | 2°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: 30°C on 2022-07-19
- Coldest day on record: -10°C on 1981-12-23
Percentiles compare each day to Manchester, 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 →