Weather in Manchester in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Manchester;
Average weather
Average temperature in Manchester in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +8°C with a maximum of +12°C and a minimum of -2°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 7% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +8°C.
Is Manchester warm or cold in January?
Manchester is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +8°C to +7°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +3°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Manchester, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Manchester in January
Water in Manchester in January is Cold. It varies from +7°C to +9°C, with an average of +8°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +7°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Manchester in January?
Climate in Manchester in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +7°C | +8°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -10°C | -7°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +15°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 90 mm | 75 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +8°C | +7°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 85% | 83% | 80% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
January often has better weather than December. It’s getting colder in January. From +8°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +7°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 90 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 85% to 83%. Winds are stronger in comparison to December, going up from 3 m/s to 4 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 2 sunny days in December to 1 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Manchester is gradually increasing during January, going from 3 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Manchester.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Manchester?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Manchester in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+12°C) and the highest in 2023 (+15°C). The driest year was 1995 with only 663 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 1557 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Manchester
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Manchester, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.