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Prestwich, England climate
Cfb Oceanic / temperate
Prestwich has a mildly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Oceanic / temperate, Köppen Cfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 20°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 2°C at night. Around 1060 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in December (122 mm) and easing off in April (55 mm). At latitude 54°N, day length swings from 7.2 hours in midwinter to 16.8 hours at midsummer.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsPrestwich climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 83 | 67 | 55 | 63 | 76 | 84 | 99 | 102 | 112 | 107 | 122 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 83 | 67 | 55 | 63 | 76 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Avg low (°C) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 99 | 102 | 112 | 107 | 122 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 79 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 76 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 95 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 83 | 84 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 75 | 76 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 79 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Preston: Moor Park, a weather station, about 38 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.