Best Time to Ride a Motorcycle in Manchester — Month-by-Month Weather
Plan motorcycle riding in Manchester with 2015–2024 ERA5 monthly temperature, rain, wind and gust averages, threshold days, and the driest and wettest months.
Ten-year historical averages describe seasonal patterns. Check the live forecast and local warnings for your actual outing.
Best and worst months by precipitation frequency
For motorcycle riding in Manchester, the lowest average share of days reaching precipitation at least 0.3 mm/h is in May (12.8 days; 41.3%), April (12.7 days; 42.3%), September (13.7 days; 45.7%). The highest share is in December (17.1 days; 55.2%), July (16.8 days; 54.2%), November (16.2 days; 54.0%).
This best/worst ranking uses that precipitation threshold only, ordered by the ten-year average monthly share of days. It does not combine temperature, wind or gusts into a verdict or establish when the activity is safe. Counts vary with month length; ties use calendar order.
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Month-by-month weather in Manchester
2015–2024 averages at the ERA5 grid point nearest the live tool’s requested coordinates. Average lows and highs are hourly-sampled daily air-temperature extrema; wind is at 10 m. Precipitation includes the liquid-water equivalent of snow. Scroll the existing table sideways on a small screen.
| Month | Avg low / high (°C) | Rain (mm) | Mean wind (km/h) | Daily peak gust (km/h) | rain likely (days) | heavy rain (days) | gusty (days) | strong gusts (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.0 / 6.7 °C | 102.4 mm | 16.5 km/h | 46.4 km/h | 16.6 days | 2.3 days | 18.9 days | 11.8 days |
| February | 2.5 / 7.8 °C | 100.8 mm | 17.8 km/h | 50.4 km/h | 15.0 days | 2.6 days | 20.4 days | 13.3 days |
| March | 3.1 / 9.6 °C | 99.0 mm | 16.3 km/h | 47.4 km/h | 15.6 days | 1.8 days | 21.4 days | 12.5 days |
| April | 4.1 / 12.2 °C | 63.1 mm | 14.1 km/h | 41.6 km/h | 12.7 days | 1.0 days | 15.9 days | 8.1 days |
| May | 7.5 / 15.6 °C | 73.6 mm | 13.5 km/h | 40.1 km/h | 12.8 days | 2.0 days | 16.5 days | 6.8 days |
| June | 10.4 / 18.4 °C | 92.4 mm | 13.0 km/h | 38.9 km/h | 14.8 days | 3.0 days | 14.5 days | 5.2 days |
| July | 12.0 / 19.4 °C | 105.7 mm | 12.8 km/h | 39.1 km/h | 16.8 days | 4.5 days | 16.2 days | 5.0 days |
| August | 12.1 / 19.1 °C | 98.0 mm | 13.6 km/h | 40.2 km/h | 15.7 days | 3.8 days | 17.6 days | 5.7 days |
| September | 10.1 / 16.9 °C | 92.1 mm | 13.5 km/h | 40.1 km/h | 13.7 days | 3.4 days | 15.7 days | 6.3 days |
| October | 7.6 / 13.4 °C | 111.9 mm | 15.1 km/h | 43.6 km/h | 15.8 days | 4.3 days | 19.7 days | 9.5 days |
| November | 4.5 / 9.4 °C | 98.9 mm | 15.4 km/h | 43.7 km/h | 16.2 days | 2.9 days | 17.4 days | 8.9 days |
| December | 3.5 / 7.9 °C | 115.8 mm | 16.5 km/h | 46.1 km/h | 17.1 days | 3.0 days | 18.8 days | 12.2 days |
Threshold-day counts average ten yearly monthly counts, so fractions of a day are expected. Each column measures a separate weather factor. Visibility and rain probability are not included. No historical GO/MAYBE/NO-GO counts are calculated.
Named thresholds and calculation method
- rain likely: Precipitation at least 0.3 mm/h.
- heavy rain: Precipitation at least 2 mm/h.
- gusty: Peak gust at least 38 km/h.
- strong gusts: Peak gust at least 50 km/h.
These are the named thresholds from the existing motorcycle scorer, applied separately to the daily statistic in each column. Precipitation thresholds use the daily peak hourly rate, not the monthly or daily total. Wind thresholds use peak hourly mean wind and gust thresholds use the daily peak gust. Drone air-temperature thresholds use the sampled daily minimum or maximum. Feels-like temperature thresholds are not substituted with air temperature.
Daily wind speed is calculated from hourly 10 m wind components before averaging. Hourly precipitation and gust intervals ending at midnight are assigned to the preceding local hour. Local civil days include daylight-saving changes. Monthly values average ten yearly month values. Missing inputs exclude the variable’s day rather than becoming zero. Publication requires at least 95% complete days overall and in each month.
Location and coverage
Manchester, United Kingdom: requested 53.4808, -2.2426; ERA5 grid point 53.50, -2.25, about 2.2 km away. Timezone: Europe/London. Coverage: 3653/3653 complete days for each included measurement.
The 0.25-degree reanalysis grid represents an area, not a particular road, route or launch site. Terrain, buildings, shorelines and actual gusts can differ. Lightning, visibility, rain probability, weather-code, UV and humidity conditions are outside this table. Historical averages do not replace a forecast or official warning.
Source and attribution
Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service (2025), ERA5 hourly time-series data on single levels, DOI 10.24381/1cf1ad76. Accessed 18 October 2026; monthly calculations by GoNoGo Weather. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Generated using or contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.