When to go · Widnes
Widnes, month by month
Good months for Widnes: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Short grey days, sales and cheap hotels; good for London museums and theatre, poor for the Highlands.7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Cold and damp; a city month. Half-term week fills family sights.8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 13 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.11 °C (52 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.14 °C (57 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 11 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: One of the best months: long days, fewer midges, drier than average. Two bank-holiday weekends.18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Longest days (18 h in Edinburgh); Highlands at their best before the school holidays.21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: School holidays start; peak prices, midges in the west, heat waves in London.23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Edinburgh festivals month: book beds months ahead or sleep elsewhere. Coast and national parks full.23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Schools back, weather often settled; the best month for walking and the Highlands.20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Autumn colour, fewer crowds; clocks go back in the last week and evenings darken.15 °C (59 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (check). 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
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Christmas markets and shows; transport stops on the 25th and hotels spike around New Year.7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 15 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Widnes, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Good
Apr: Good
Daytime high
Mar: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Night low
Mar: 4 °C (39 °F)39 °F (4 °C)
Apr: 6 °C (43 °F)43 °F (6 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 12
Apr: 11 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
Mar: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 1
Apr: 0
March: Outside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Days lengthen quickly; daffodils and lambs. Easter may fall at the end of the month.
April: Outside the best window (check). Across United Kingdom: Spring gardens and parks; Easter holidays fill London sights and trains.
Widnes: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.