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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Wigan, England, United Kingdom climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Wigan, 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.

Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town lies midway between the cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Wigan, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 21°C Above Normal · 70th pct
Low 15°C Very High · 97th pct
Feels-like 16°C High · 90th pct
Humidity 12.2 g/m³ High · 78th pct
Wind 18 km/h Below Normal · 33rd pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Wigan average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Wigan, England, United Kingdom, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg 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

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Percentiles compare each day to Wigan, 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 →