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Manchester in December
In December, Manchester averages a daytime high of 7 °C and a night-time low of 2 °C, with about 90 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Manchester's most comfortable months, June and July.
- Average high
- 7 °C
- Average low
- 2 °C
- Rain in the month
- 90 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 7 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Manchester
December is tied for the coolest month in Manchester by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 21 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 12 °C. By day, December is 3 °C cooler than November, and January is about the same as December.
December brings 90 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 76 mm (915 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 7 h 30 min, against 7 h 30 min at the shortest and 17 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 °C | 2 °C | 79 mm | |
| February | 7 °C | 2 °C | 61 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 3 °C | 59 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 5 °C | 58 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 8 °C | 62 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 10 °C | 75 mm | Yes |
| July | 21 °C | 12 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| August | 20 °C | 12 °C | 85 mm | |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 78 mm | |
| October | 14 °C | 8 °C | 98 mm | |
| November | 10 °C | 5 °C | 95 mm | |
| December | 7 °C | 2 °C | 90 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is December a good time to visit Manchester?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 7 °C is below 18 °C and about 90 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Manchester are June and July; the nearest are July, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United Kingdom in December
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Manchester
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Manchester: 17 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 63 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 49; 1–3 km, 14; 3–10 km, 16.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.