Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Liverpool is
oceanic, with quite cold winters and mild summers, and with frequent rains all year round.
The city is located in the west of England, on the Irish Sea Coast.
Winter is not very cold, but the sky is often cloudy, the humidity is high and there are periods when the wind blows moderate or strong. The rains are frequent.
Snow is rare due to the location on the west coast.
On the coldest nights of the year, the temperature generally drops to around -5 °C (23 °F), but can sometimes drop to lower values. The temperature reached -13 °C (8.5 °F) in December 1981, to -10 °C (14 °F) in January 1982, to -8 °C (17.5 °F) in December 1985, February 1986 and January 1987, to -10 °C (14 °F) in December 1995, and to -11 °C (12 °F) in December 2010.
Summer, from June to August, is mild, wet and cloudy, with quite frequent rains.
However, hot periods cannot be ruled out, usually of short duration. The temperature reached 33 °C (91.5 °F) in July 1976, 31 °C (88 °F) in July 1983 and July 1995, 34 °C (93 °F) in August 1990, 32 °C (89.5 °F) in August 2003, 35 °C (95 °F) in July 2006, and 31 °C (88 °F) in July 2019 and July 2020.
The
average temperature of the coldest month (February) is of 4.7 °C (40 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 16.5 °C (62 °F). Here are the average temperatures.
Liverpool - Average temperatures| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Mean (°C) | Min (°F) | Max (°F) | Mean (°F) |
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| January | 2 | 7 | 4.8 | 36 | 45 | 40.6 |
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| February | 2 | 7 | 4.7 | 36 | 45 | 40.5 |
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| March | 4 | 9 | 6.6 | 39 | 49 | 43.9 |
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| April | 5 | 12 | 8.6 | 41 | 54 | 47.6 |
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| May | 8 | 16 | 11.8 | 46 | 60 | 53.2 |
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| June | 11 | 18 | 14.5 | 52 | 64 | 58.1 |
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| July | 13 | 20 | 16.5 | 56 | 67 | 61.7 |
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| August | 13 | 19 | 16.3 | 56 | 67 | 61.3 |
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| September | 11 | 17 | 14.2 | 52 | 63 | 57.5 |
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| October | 8 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 57 | 51.9 |
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| November | 5 | 10 | 7.7 | 41 | 50 | 45.9 |
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| December | 2 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 46 | 41 |
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| Year | 7.2 | 13.2 | 10.15 | 44.9 | 55.7 | 50.5 |
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amounts to 835 millimeters (32.9 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 55 mm (2.2 in) in the driest months (February, April, May) to 95 mm (3.7 in) in the wettest (October). Here is the average precipitation.
Liverpool - Average precipitation| Month | Millimeters | Inches | Days |
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| January | 75 | 3 | 14 |
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| February | 55 | 2.2 | 11 |
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| March | 65 | 2.6 | 13 |
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| April | 55 | 2.2 | 10 |
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| May | 55 | 2.2 | 11 |
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| June | 65 | 2.6 | 11 |
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| July | 60 | 2.4 | 10 |
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| August | 70 | 2.8 | 11 |
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| September | 70 | 2.8 | 12 |
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| October | 95 | 3.7 | 15 |
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| November | 85 | 3.3 | 15 |
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| December | 90 | 3.5 | 14 |
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| Year | 835 | 32.9 | 145 |
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On average, there are around 1,500
sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.
Liverpool - Sunshine hours| Month | Average | Total |
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January | 2 | 55 | February | 2.5 | 70 | March | 3.5 | 105 | April | 5 | 155 | May | 6.5 | 205 | June | 6.5 | 190 | July | 6.5 | 195 | August | 5.5 | 175 | September | 4.5 | 135 | October | 3 | 95 | November | 2 | 65 | December | 1.5 | 45 | Year | 4.1 | 1500 |
The
sea temperature ranges between 7 °C (45 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F). So, it never becomes warm for swimming. Here are the average sea temperatures.
Liverpool - Sea temperature| Month | Celsius (°C) | Fahrenheit (°F) |
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January | 8 | 47 | February | 7 | 45 | March | 7 | 45 | April | 8 | 46 | May | 10 | 50 | June | 12 | 54 | July | 14 | 58 | August | 15 | 60 | September | 15 | 58 | October | 13 | 56 | November | 12 | 53 | December | 10 | 50 | Year | 11.1 | 51.9 |
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Best Time
The best time to visit Liverpool is the summer, or more generally
from mid-May to mid-September: temperatures are generally good for outdoors activities, although it's better to bring an umbrella, and a sweatshirt or sweater for the evening or for cool days.