When to go · Manchester
Manchester, month by month
The best months for Manchester: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 14 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 12 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 11 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 10 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 11 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.14 °C (57 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 14 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets). Across United Kingdom: Wet and dark; Christmas lights and markets open late in the month.10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 14 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 14 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Manchester, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jun: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Jun: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jun: 10
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Inside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.
June: Inside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.
Manchester: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.