Birkenhead weather
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Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 15° in Birkenhead today. Tomorrow: light drizzle, around 12°, with a 100% chance of rain.
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Birkenhead weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherBirkenhead swings 16°C across the year, from 19°C highs in August to 3°C lows in January, and October is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 847 mm of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 4 days a year at 25°C or above, 11 frost nights, and rain on 190 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Birkenhead’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
Met Office, European, American side by side around Birkenhead and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Birkenhead 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…
Birkenhead 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitBirkenhead, England. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Birkenhead right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Birkenhead's weather month by month and which forecast model has been most accurate here.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom before you trust any single number.
Birkenhead weather by month
what to expect in Birkenhead through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Birkenhead'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 Birkenhead by season.
What Birkenhead's weather is like through the year
Birkenhead runs from warm summers, with August highs near 19°C, to cool winters, when January lows sit around 3°C (a swing of about 16°C across the year). October is usually the wettest month, and Birkenhead sees roughly 847 mm of precipitation annually.
Best time to visit Birkenhead
The most comfortable time to visit Birkenhead is usually June, July, August and September, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest October rain is behind you.
How the weather around Birkenhead has changed since 1995
Birkenhead sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Liverpool. That square ran 0.5°C warmer in 2015-2024 than in 1995-2004. See the full 30-year picture on the Liverpool page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Birkenhead?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 1950 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in United Kingdom, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
Bottom line: over the last 30 days the European model has been the most accurate forecast for Birkenhead, scoring 90/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the American at 87. See the full UK accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
What do you think of the forecasts?
your vote countsThe accuracy above is the measured record. This is your opinion: which forecast service do you trust most in United Kingdom? Give each 1 to 5 stars.
One vote per service. Anonymous: we store no personal data, only a one-way hash of your connection for a day to stop double votes.
Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.