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
Going from a maximum of +14°C during the day to a minimum of -2°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +8°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 37% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +14°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:
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 | ||||||
| 88 mm | 75 mm | 69 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 83% | 79% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 17 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as ok as in 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 88 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 83%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 2 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 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
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 1979 (+4°C) and the highest in 2007 (+11°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 183 mm.
FAQ
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Other cities in United Kingdom
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, 2022.
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.