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Preston, England

United Kingdom · 313k people · 31 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high45°F (7°C)46°F (8°C)50°F (10°C)55°F (13°C)61°F (16°C)65°F (18°C)68°F (20°C)67°F (20°C)64°F (18°C)57°F (14°C)50°F (10°C)46°F (8°C)
Average low36°F (2°C)36°F (2°C)38°F (3°C)41°F (5°C)46°F (8°C)51°F (11°C)55°F (13°C)55°F (13°C)51°F (10°C)46°F (8°C)41°F (5°C)36°F (2°C)
Dew point36°F (2°C)36°F (2°C)37°F (3°C)40°F (5°C)45°F (7°C)50°F (10°C)54°F (12°C)54°F (12°C)51°F (10°C)46°F (8°C)41°F (5°C)37°F (3°C)
Rainfall4 in (102 mm)2.8 in (72 mm)3 in (76 mm)2.5 in (63 mm)2.6 in (66 mm)3.5 in (89 mm)3.8 in (96 mm)4.2 in (107 mm)3.9 in (98 mm)4.9 in (125 mm)4.8 in (122 mm)5 in (126 mm)
Rainy days151213111212131413151616
Snowfall1.2 in (3.1 cm)1.2 in (3.1 cm)1 in (2.6 cm)0.3 in (0.7 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0.1 cm)0.2 in (0.6 cm)0.8 in (2.1 cm)
Sunshine57 h80 h125 h167 h206 h187 h192 h171 h135 h97 h62 h51 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+2.1°F (+1.2°C)

Models range from +1.5°F (+0.8°C) to +2.4°F (+1.3°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

0 → 0

Warming by month
  • January: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • February: +0.9°F (+0.5°C)
  • March: +0.8°F (+0.4°C)
  • April: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • May: +1.5°F (+0.8°C)
  • June: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • July: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • August: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • September: +2.2°F (+1.2°C)
  • October: +1.7°F (+0.9°C)
  • November: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • December: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.