Widnes Temperature by Month
Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom has an average annual maximum temperature of 15°C (59°F), ranging from 9°C (48°F) in February to 21°C (70°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Widnes Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Widnes can expect significant temperature changes throughout the year. Nighttime temperatures also vary widely, ranging from 13°C (55°F) in July to 3°C (37°F) in February.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Widnes by month:
The minimum temperature is often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while the highest temperature is usually reached at 3 PM, when the sun's heating effect is strongest. July, the warmest month, gets 173 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Widnes vs the United Kingdom
The map below shows the annual temperature across the United Kingdom. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Widnes vs World: Temperature Compared
Widnes's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually — remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation — summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Widnes this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Widnes's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Widnes climate page.
