Wigan, England, United Kingdom climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Wigan, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 19°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 3°C.
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town lies midway between the cities of Manchester, 16 miles (25.7 km) to the south-east, and Liverpool, 17 miles (27 km) to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Wigan, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Wigan average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Wigan, England, United Kingdom, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| February | 8°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 12°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 15°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 17°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| December | 8°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2022-07-19
- Coldest day on record: -15°C on 1981-12-13
Percentiles compare each day to Wigan, England, United Kingdom's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →