Manchester weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Manchester is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 70/100), with August close behind. Manchester averages about 1,454 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 93 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,454
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 70/100
- Rain / year
- 1,002 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈10 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- 68 m
When is the best time to visit Manchester?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manchester is July, then August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 89 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manchester?
Manchester isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,454 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate July (70) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 48 destinations in United Kingdom for annual sunshine, above the national median of 1,345 hours. The year's 1,002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 89 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 2° / 36°F | 75 mm | 1 |
| March | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 2° / 36°F | 67 mm | 2 |
| April | 25 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 57 mm | 3 |
| May | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 68 mm | 4 |
| June | 59 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| July | 70 | 20° / 68°F | 12° / 54°F | 93 mm | 4 |
| August | 63 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 96 mm | 4 |
| September | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 78 mm | 3 |
| October | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 98 mm | 1 |
| November | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 97 mm | 0 |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 3° / 37°F | 99 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Liverpool United Kingdom · 38 km · best in Jul · 1,453 h sun/yr
- Leeds United Kingdom · 70 km · best in Jul · 1,444 h sun/yr
- Nottingham United Kingdom · 86 km · best in Jul · 1,563 h sun/yr
- Birmingham United Kingdom · 106 km · best in Jul · 1,561 h sun/yr
- Castletown Isle of Man · 175 km · best in Jul · 1,459 h sun/yr
- Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom · 192 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grimsby United Kingdom · 130 km · 1,443 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Middlesbrough United Kingdom · 140 km · 1,365 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Manchester compares month by month: Manchester vs Birmingham · Manchester vs Leeds · Manchester vs Nottingham · Manchester vs Liverpool · all comparisons
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