January in Eccles stays gentler than in 90% of UK towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 21.1°C (70°F). Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 69% of UK towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Windscreens need scraping on about 26 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Eccles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Eccles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 895 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 65th wettest of 81 Greater Manchester towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Bradford
26 air frosts and 10 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 10 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Bradford
Bradford is 33 miles north-east of Eccles, 134 m (440 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C | 1.8°C | 88 mm | 8.8 | 43 |
| February | 7.4°C | 1.8°C | 74 mm | 8.2 | 68 |
| March | 9.5°C | 2.9°C | 64 mm | 4.8 | 105 |
| April | 12.5°C | 4.7°C | 58 mm | 2.1 | 142 |
| May | 15.7°C | 7.2°C | 52 mm | 0.4 | 173 |
| June | 18.2°C | 10.1°C | 73 mm | 0.0 | 159 |
| July | 20.4°C | 12.2°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 167 |
| August | 19.8°C | 12.0°C | 74 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 17.2°C | 9.9°C | 70 mm | 0.0 | 123 |
| October | 13.4°C | 7.1°C | 84 mm | 0.9 | 90 |
| November | 9.6°C | 4.1°C | 90 mm | 4.1 | 55 |
| December | 7.2°C | 2.0°C | 99 mm | 8.8 | 38 |
| Year | 13.1°C | 6.3°C | 890 mm | 38 | 1,320 |
Met Office historic station data, Bradford, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Eccles compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Greater Manchester towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles | 21.1°C | 2.7°C | 895 mm |
| Swinton 1.7 mi | 20.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 1,005 mm |
| Urmston 2.3 mi | 21.4°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 870 mm |
| Wardley 2.5 mi | 20.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 2.4°C about the same | 1,005 mm |
| Clifton 2.5 mi | 20.4°C 0.8°C cooler | 2.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,071 mm |
| Worsley 2.6 mi | 20.7°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 925 mm |
| Stretford 2.9 mi | 21.3°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 836 mm |
Eccles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C 46°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.3°C | 82 mm 3.2 in |
| February | 8.7°C 48°F | 2.9°C 37°F | 5.8°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| March | 10.8°C 51°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 7.4°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| April | 13.8°C 57°F | 5.8°C 42°F | 9.8°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| May | 16.9°C 62°F | 8.6°C 47°F | 12.8°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| June | 19.4°C 67°F | 11.4°C 53°F | 15.4°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| July | 21.1°C 70°F | 13.2°C 56°F | 17.2°C | 78 mm 3.1 in |
| August | 20.8°C 69°F | 13.2°C 56°F | 16.9°C | 76 mm 3.0 in |
| September | 18.1°C 65°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.5°C | 77 mm 3.0 in |
| October | 14.6°C 58°F | 8.3°C 47°F | 11.4°C | 92 mm 3.6 in |
| November | 10.6°C 51°F | 5.3°C 41°F | 8.0°C | 87 mm 3.4 in |
| December | 8.3°C 47°F | 3.0°C 37°F | 5.6°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| Year | 14.2°C | 7.4°C | 10.8°C | 895 mm |
Where Eccles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 3 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Eccles’s built-up area.
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Bradford, 33 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Eccles’s climate
How warm does Eccles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.1°C (70°F). About 10 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 52% of UK towns.
How cold does Eccles get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Eccles get?
About 895 mm (35 in) a year, more than 69% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (96 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Bradford (33 miles away), averages 1,320 hours of bright sunshine a year. Sunshine isn’t on the town grid, so this is the station’s figure.
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Eccles. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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