Liverpool weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Liverpool is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 65/100), with August close behind. Liverpool averages about 1,453 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 19°C / 66°F and roughly 86 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,453
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 65/100
- Rain / year
- 981 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 811k
- Elevation
- 23 m
When is the best time to visit Liverpool?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Liverpool is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 87 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Liverpool?
Liverpool isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,453 hours of sunshine a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (65) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #16 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 981 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 87 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 72 mm | 1 | 6° / 43°F |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 3° / 37°F | 66 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 56 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 64 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 78 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 65 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 86 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
| August | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 13° / 55°F | 91 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 80 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 34 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 98 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
| November | 11 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 101 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 102 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
Sea temperature in Liverpool by month
The sea off Liverpool is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 5°C / 41°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Manchester United Kingdom · 38 km · best in Jul · 1,454 h sun/yr
- Leeds United Kingdom · 98 km · best in Jul · 1,444 h sun/yr
- Nottingham United Kingdom · 116 km · best in Jul · 1,563 h sun/yr
- Birmingham United Kingdom · 123 km · best in Jul · 1,561 h sun/yr
- Castletown Isle of Man · 143 km · best in Jul · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 204 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Middlesbrough United Kingdom · 160 km · 1,365 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Liverpool compares month by month: Liverpool vs Birmingham · Liverpool vs Manchester · Liverpool vs Leeds · Liverpool vs Nottingham · all comparisons
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