Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Oldham weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Oldham, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2022-07-19; its coldest fell to -14°C on 1981-12-18.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
13°C2022-01-01
-5°C1982-01-11
10°C2022-01-01
-12°C1982-01-15
February
17°C2019-02-26
-3°C1991-02-09
11°C2004-02-03
-9°C1986-02-11
March
19°C2012-03-27
-2°C2018-03-01
11°C2017-03-30
-7°C2018-03-01
April
23°C2003-04-16
2°C1981-04-25
13°C2007-04-24
-4°C1990-04-09
May
28°C2026-05-26
6°C1997-05-07
13°C2018-05-31
-2°C1981-05-05
June
30°C2026-06-26
8°C2012-06-03
18°C2026-06-26
2°C1991-06-04
July
34°C2022-07-19
11°C2004-07-08
20°C2022-07-19
6°C1984-07-01
August
30°C1990-08-03
11°C1993-08-22
17°C1997-08-20
4°C2012-08-31
September
27°C2021-09-08
9°C2013-09-17
18°C2016-09-06
1°C1986-09-16
October
25°C2011-10-01
4°C2008-10-29
17°C1985-10-01
-4°C1993-10-17
November
16°C2005-11-02
-2°C1993-11-23
13°C2015-11-10
-7°C2010-11-28
December
14°C2015-12-19
-7°C1981-12-12
12°C1994-12-11
-14°C1981-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
17°C2019-02-26
-7°C1981-12-12
12°C1994-12-11
-14°C1981-12-18
Spring (Mar–May)
28°C2026-05-26
-2°C2018-03-01
13°C2018-05-31
-7°C2018-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
34°C2022-07-19
8°C2012-06-03
20°C2022-07-19
2°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
27°C2021-09-08
-2°C1993-11-23
18°C2016-09-06
-7°C2010-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Oldham has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -7°C 1981-12-12

Low

Highest 20°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -14°C 1981-12-18

Feels-like

Highest 42°C 2019-07-25
Lowest -25°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 18.0 g/m³ 2026-06-26
Lowest 2.1 g/m³ 1982-01-14

Wind

Highest 63 km/h 1984-01-13
Lowest 3 km/h 1985-10-15

Gust

Highest 141 km/h 1984-01-13
Lowest 9 km/h 1999-01-30

Precip

Wettest 49 mm 2023-10-20
Driest 8-day dry spell 1980-05-11

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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