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When to go · Manchester

Manchester, month by month

The best months for Manchester: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Dec.

Month by month

  1. 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 / 2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
  2. 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 / 2 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
  3. 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 / 4 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  4. 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 / 5 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.16 °C / 8 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.19 °C / 10 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
  7. JulyGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.21 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  8. AugustGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.21 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.18 °C / 10 °C, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. 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 / 7 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. 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 / 4 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
  12. DecemberGreatInside Manchester's best window: May–Sep (long daylight, outdoor drinking); Dec for Christmas markets.7 °C / 2 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday