January in Formby stays gentler than in 93% of UK towns
Expect July afternoons of about 19.7°C (68°F). By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 80% of UK towns. A year here swings 17°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 23 nights a year below 0°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Formby at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Formby feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 837 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 16th wettest of 25 Merseyside towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
Sunshine by month
Hours of bright sunshine at Shawbury
23 air frosts and 4 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops below freezing; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 4 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 Shawbury
Shawbury is 55 miles south of Formby, 72 m (236 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 | 7.5°C | 1.2°C | 57 mm | 11.7 | 50 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.2°C | 43 mm | 10.8 | 71 |
| March | 10.3°C | 2.3°C | 43 mm | 8.2 | 109 |
| April | 13.2°C | 3.9°C | 47 mm | 4.4 | 148 |
| May | 16.3°C | 6.7°C | 54 mm | 0.9 | 181 |
| June | 19.1°C | 9.6°C | 59 mm | 0.0 | 173 |
| July | 21.1°C | 11.5°C | 58 mm | 0.0 | 179 |
| August | 20.7°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 0.0 | 156 |
| September | 18.1°C | 9.3°C | 61 mm | 0.0 | 127 |
| October | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 69 mm | 1.8 | 92 |
| November | 10.3°C | 3.5°C | 61 mm | 6.7 | 59 |
| December | 7.7°C | 1.3°C | 66 mm | 11.2 | 48 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 5.7°C | 682 mm | 56 | 1,392 |
Met Office historic station data, Shawbury, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Kipp & Zonen recorder.
How Formby 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 Merseyside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formby | 19.7°C | 2.9°C | 837 mm |
| Hightown 2.4 mi | 20.0°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 806 mm |
| Crosby 5.4 mi | 20.3°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.6°C about the same | 811 mm |
| Lydiate 5.5 mi | 20.6°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 885 mm |
| Maghull 6.1 mi | 20.6°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 883 mm |
| Southport 6.4 mi | 19.8°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 872 mm |
| Litherland 6.5 mi | 20.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.7°C about the same | 886 mm |
Formby 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 | 2.9°C 37°F | 5.4°C | 71 mm 2.8 in |
| February | 8.2°C 47°F | 2.7°C 37°F | 5.5°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| March | 10.0°C 50°F | 3.8°C 39°F | 6.9°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| April | 12.9°C 55°F | 5.4°C 42°F | 9.1°C | 49 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 15.8°C 60°F | 8.0°C 46°F | 12.0°C | 53 mm 2.1 in |
| June | 18.1°C 65°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.6°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| July | 19.7°C 68°F | 13.0°C 55°F | 16.3°C | 63 mm 2.5 in |
| August | 19.6°C 67°F | 13.1°C 56°F | 16.3°C | 75 mm 2.9 in |
| September | 17.6°C 64°F | 11.0°C 52°F | 14.3°C | 81 mm 3.2 in |
| October | 14.3°C 58°F | 8.5°C 47°F | 11.4°C | 93 mm 3.6 in |
| November | 10.8°C 52°F | 5.6°C 42°F | 8.3°C | 85 mm 3.3 in |
| December | 8.4°C 47°F | 3.3°C 38°F | 5.9°C | 95 mm 3.7 in |
| Year | 13.6°C | 7.4°C | 10.5°C | 837 mm |
Where Formby’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 Formby’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 Shawbury, 55 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 Formby’s climate
How warm does Formby get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 19.7°C (68°F). About 4 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), fewer than 80% of UK towns.
How cold does Formby get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C (37°F). The air drops below freezing on about 23 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Formby get?
About 837 mm (33 in) a year, more than 60% of UK towns. December is the wettest month (95 mm) and April the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Met Office station with a sunshine record, Shawbury (55 miles away), averages 1,392 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 Formby. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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