Average weather, temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours
The climate of Liverpool is
oceanic, with quite cold, rainy winters and mild, relatively rainy summers.
The city is located in the west of England, on the Irish Sea Coast.
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). The lowest record is -17.6 °C (0.3 °F), recorded in December 2010, the highest is 34.5 °C (94 °F), recorded in August 1990. Here are the average temperatures.
Liverpool - Average temperatures| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Min (°C) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
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| Max (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
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| Min (°F) | 36 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 41 | 36 |
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| Max (°F) | 45 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 50 | 46 |
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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 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Prec.(mm) | 75 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 95 | 85 | 90 | 835 |
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| Prec.(in) | 3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 32.9 |
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| Days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Hours | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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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 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Temp (°C) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
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| Temp (°F) | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 50 |
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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.