Discover the best time of year, based on historical climate, temperature, and precipitation.
The best time to visit Bolton is May, August, September, when the weather, flight prices, and crowds align. — variable climate
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| Score | 9 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 84 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 54 | 20 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate | Polar | Polar | Cold | Cold | Mild | Humid | Humid | Humid | Mild | Cold | Cold | Polar |
| Temperature | -8–-1°C | -9–1°C | -3–7°C | 2–12°C | 8–19°C | 14–25°C | 16–27°C | 16–26°C | 12–22°C | 7–15°C | 1–8°C | -4–2°C |
| Feels like | -12–-5°C | -14–-4°C | -8–3°C | -2–9°C | 5–18°C | 13–25°C | 16–28°C | 16–27°C | 11–22°C | 4–13°C | -3–5°C | -8–-2°C |
| Precipitation | 75mm 9 days | 54mm 9 days | 63mm 10 days | 85mm 11 days | 64mm 11 days | 105mm 12 days | 96mm 12 days | 90mm 10 days | 73mm 10 days | 67mm 11 days | 51mm 10 days | 76mm 11 days |
| Sunshine | 2.5h ☀︎ 27% | 5.4h ☀︎ 52% | 6.3h ☀︎ 53% | 7.8h ☀︎ 58% | 11.0h ☀︎ 74% | 12.1h ☀︎ 79% | 12.1h ☀︎ 80% | 11.1h ☀︎ 80% | 9.8h ☀︎ 79% | 6.4h ☀︎ 59% | 4.9h ☀︎ 51% | 2.4h ☀︎ 26% |
| Wind | W · 17 km/h | W · 19 km/h | W · 20 km/h | W · 19 km/h | NW · 17 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 16 km/h | NW · 15 km/h | W · 16 km/h | W · 17 km/h | W · 19 km/h | W · 19 km/h |
| Humidity (%) | 79% | 74% | 70% | 67% | 65% | 67% | 71% | 74% | 75% | 77% | 75% | 80% |
| Perfect days | 0% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 27% | 39% | 38% | 48% | 41% | 12% | 1% | 0% |
| Dry streak | 8d | 8d | 7d | 7d | 8d | 6d | 6d | 7d | 9d | 7d | 7d | 7d |
| Sunny streak | 4d | 6d | 8d | 9d | 15d | 18d | 21d | 18d | 13d | 8d | 5d | 3d |
| Extreme cold | 92% | 96% | 80% | 35% | 2% | — | — | — | — | 5% | 47% | 82% |
| Temperature | +0.4° | +2.3° | +2.9° | -0.2° | +1.1° | +0.5° | +0.9° | +0.5° | +0.6° | +1.2° | +0.7° | +1.9° |
| Rainfall | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable |
| Ideal warm days | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 15% | 32% | 29% | 13% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Outdoor comfort | 0% | 0% | 1% | 6% | 28% | 39% | 32% | 41% | 41% | 13% | 1% | 0% |
| Dry week odds | 7% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 6% | 3% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 9% | 5% |
| Heavy rain | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Snow days | 56% | 55% | 35% | 19% | 2% | — | — | — | — | 3% | 22% | 50% |
| Muggy days | — | — | — | — | — | 3% | 6% | 5% | 2% | — | — | — |
| Day length | 9.3h | 10.5h | 12.0h | 13.5h | 14.8h | 15.4h | 15.1h | 13.9h | 12.5h | 11.0h | 9.7h | 9.0h |
| Tourist Crowds | Low season | Low season | Low season | Shoulder season | Shoulder season | High season | High season | High season | High season | Shoulder season | Shoulder season | Shoulder season |