September
Best time
17.6°C / 10.4°C
13 rain days
mild, rainy
Best time to visit Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom — ranked month by month from data: temperature, rainfall, snow, and peak hazard seasons. The standouts: September.
Best · September
About Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, at the centre of the eponymous county of Greater Manchester. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salford to the west.
— condensed from Wikipedia
Best months to visit
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OK — shoulder months
June
OK
19°C / 10.8°C
15 rain days
mild, rainy
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 19°C / 66°F)
July
OK
20.1°C / 12.6°C
18 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 20.1°C / 68°F)
August
OK
19.3°C / 12.3°C
18 rain days
mild, very wet
- comfortable temperatures (avg high 19.3°C / 67°F)
May
OK
15.7°C / 7.5°C
15 rain days
cool, rainy
April
OK
12.7°C / 4.1°C
11 rain days
cool, rainy
October
OK
14°C / 8.1°C
17 rain days
cool, very wet
November
OK
10°C / 4.8°C
17 rain days
cool, very wet
March
OK
9.9°C / 2.8°C
16 rain days
chilly, very wet
February
OK
8.1°C / 2.3°C
16 rain days
chilly, very wet
December
OK
8.1°C / 3.3°C
18 rain days
chilly, very wet
Months to skip
January
Skip
7°C / 2°C
19 rain days
chilly, very wet
- extremely wet (19 rain days)
How we ranked these
Each month is scored on temperature comfort (18–27°C avg high is the sweet spot), rainfall (more rain days = lower score), snow days, and peak hazard seasons (hurricanes, monsoons, etc.). Green-tier months are within ideal range with no major issues. Yellow are workable but with trade-offs. Red has at least one significant problem — extreme heat or cold, heavy rain, or peak storm season.