Manchester weather
Loading live data…Latest for Manchester: European (ECMWF): 9° Overcast · American (NOAA GFS): 9° Clear · German (DWD ICON): 9° Overcast.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Manchester and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitHeading to Manchester? Manchester, United Kingdom, sits at 53.5°N in a temperate climate zone. Before you lock in outdoor plans, compare how the three global models - European (ECMWF), American (GFS) and German (ICON) - forecast Manchester right now. Where they agree you can trust it; the days they split are exactly when a single weather app is least reliable. For a city break, the rain hours below tell you which days to plan indoors.
Best time to visit Manchester
The most comfortable time to visit Manchester is usually May, June, July and August, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest October rain is behind you.
Manchester weather by month
what to expect in Manchester through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Manchester's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Manchester by season.
Manchester compared with Toronto
30-year averages: daytime highs month by month, rain and sunlightWarmer through the year
average daytime high: Manchester 14°C, Toronto 14°C
Rain over a year
Manchester 1,255 mm, Toronto 924 mm
Sunlight vs a clear sky
solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day, averaged over the year (not sunshine hours)
On 30-year averages Manchester runs 0°C warmer than Toronto, with every month between −8°C and +9°C. Over a year it gets 36% more rain than Toronto.
Month by month in numbers
| Month | Manchester | Toronto | Difference | Sunlight, Manchester | Sunlight, Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | 0°C | +8°C | 55% | 56% |
| February | 10°C | 1°C | +9°C | 59% | 57% |
| March | 10°C | 5°C | +5°C | 63% | 64% |
| April | 12°C | 12°C | ±0°C | 66% | 67% |
| May | 17°C | 19°C | −2°C | 66% | 72% |
| June | 20°C | 24°C | −4°C | 63% | 76% |
| July | 19°C | 27°C | −8°C | 63% | 79% |
| August | 19°C | 26°C | −7°C | 63% | 79% |
| September | 18°C | 22°C | −4°C | 64% | 76% |
| October | 15°C | 15°C | ±0°C | 59% | 63% |
| November | 10°C | 8°C | +2°C | 56% | 60% |
| December | 9°C | 3°C | +6°C | 56% | 54% |
Daytime highs and lows on this page are 1991-2020 averages. Manchester: no weather station within 30 km at a similar height, so lows are ERA5 point values for 2023-2024, corrected month by month by NASA POWER's difference between those two years and 1991-2020, and highs are the uncorrected ERA5 values, which tested closer to station normals; rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Toronto: station normals from Toronto City (WMO); rain is the CHELSA 1981-2010 climatology on a 1 km grid. Sunlight vs a clear sky is NASA POWER's long-term average of the solar energy reaching the ground as a share of a cloudless day; it compares cloudiness and is not a count of sunshine hours. Toronto stands in for Canada here; other cities have their own climate tables.