Wirral (Birkenhead) weather
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Met Office, the European and the American model agree on a high near 11° in Wirral (Birkenhead) today. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 12°, with a 6% chance of rain.
Latest for Wirral (Birkenhead): Met Office (UKMO model): 9° Overcast · European (ECMWF): 8° Partly cloudy · American (NOAA GFS): 9° Overcast.
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Wirral (Birkenhead) weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherWirral (Birkenhead) 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 Wirral (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 Wirral (Birkenhead) and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Wirral (Birkenhead) hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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Wirral (Birkenhead) 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitWirral (Birkenhead), England. Often shortened to Wirral, Birkenhead. Below we compare what Met Office, European, American forecast for Wirral (Birkenhead) right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Wirral (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.
Wirral (Birkenhead) weather by month
what to expect in Wirral (Birkenhead) through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Wirral (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 Wirral (Birkenhead) by season.
What Wirral (Birkenhead)'s weather is like through the year
Wirral (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 Wirral (Birkenhead) sees roughly 847 mm of precipitation annually.
Best time to visit Wirral (Birkenhead)
The most comfortable time to visit Wirral (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 Wirral (Birkenhead) has changed since 1995
Wirral (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 Wirral (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 Wirral (Birkenhead), scoring 93/100 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?
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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.