Few UK towns get more rain than Ramsbottom: 1,429 mm (56 in) a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.4°C (35°F). Temperatures cover 18°C across the year, low to high. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 82% of UK towns. Central heating does most of its work from October to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Ramsbottom at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Ramsbottom feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 1,429 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 47 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. The wettest of 81 Greater Manchester towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Bradford
43 air frosts and 6 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 6 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 26 miles north-east of Ramsbottom, 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 Ramsbottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsbottom | 19.5°C | 1.4°C | 1,429 mm |
| Edenfield 2.4 mi | 19.5°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 1,427 mm |
| Edgworth 3.0 mi | 19.3°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 1,416 mm |
| Bury 3.1 mi | 19.9°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 1,211 mm |
| Ainsworth 3.7 mi | 20.3°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,063 mm |
| Haslingden 4.3 mi | 18.9°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 1,431 mm |
| Rawtenstall 5.0 mi | 18.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 1,394 mm |
Ramsbottom 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 | 6.4°C 44°F | 1.4°C 35°F | 3.9°C | 142 mm 5.6 in |
| February | 6.9°C 44°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.1°C | 123 mm 4.9 in |
| March | 9.1°C 48°F | 2.4°C 36°F | 5.7°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| April | 12.2°C 54°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 8.2°C | 80 mm 3.1 in |
| May | 15.4°C 60°F | 6.9°C 44°F | 11.1°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| June | 17.8°C 64°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 13.8°C | 96 mm 3.8 in |
| July | 19.5°C 67°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 15.6°C | 101 mm 4.0 in |
| August | 19.2°C 67°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 15.4°C | 119 mm 4.7 in |
| September | 16.6°C 62°F | 9.5°C 49°F | 13.0°C | 109 mm 4.3 in |
| October | 13.0°C 55°F | 6.8°C 44°F | 9.9°C | 138 mm 5.4 in |
| November | 9.2°C 49°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 6.5°C | 145 mm 5.7 in |
| December | 6.8°C 44°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.2°C | 172 mm 6.8 in |
| Year | 12.7°C | 5.9°C | 9.3°C | 1,429 mm |
Where Ramsbottom’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 1 Met Office 2 km grid square whose centre lies inside Ramsbottom’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, 26 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 Ramsbottom’s climate
How warm does Ramsbottom get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.5°C (67°F). About 6 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 74% of UK towns.
How cold does Ramsbottom get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ramsbottom get?
About 1,429 mm (56 in) a year, more than 95% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (172 mm) and April the driest (80 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Bradford (26 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 Ramsbottom. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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