Best time to visit Liverpool
Liverpool has a mild, rainy oceanic climate year-round, so there's rarely a bad time to go — it's more about matching the month to what you care about. Tick what matters most below to get a recommendation, then check the full month-by-month grid.
Tick one or more priorities above to see recommended months.
Recommended months
Month-by-month Liverpool guide
January
~5°C · high rain
Quiet, low prices. Football (PL) in full swing.
February
~5°C · high rain
Still quiet and cheap. Football continues.
March
~7°C · moderate rain
Spring value window begins, drier than winter.
April
~9°C · moderate rain
Grand National (Aintree, early Apr) — huge hotel demand.
May
~12°C · moderate rain
Liverpool Sound City music festival. Good value, drier.
June
~15°C · low-moderate rain
Africa Oyé (Sefton Park). Warming up, football season ends.
July
~17°C · driest month
Liverpool Pride. Warmest, driest weather — peak season pricing.
August
~16°C · low rain
International Beatleweek (dates TBC). New PL football season kicks off.
September
~14°C · moderate rain
Warm, fewer crowds than summer, football season underway.
October
~11°C · wettest month
River of Light waterfront festival (late Oct–1 Nov).
November
~7°C · very wet
Christmas Market opens mid-month, St George’s Plateau.
December
~5°C · high rain
Christmas Market through the 24th. Festive but cold and wet.
Whatever month you pick, see the city from the Mersey
A sightseeing river cruise runs year-round and gives a great first view of the waterfront.
Check Mersey river cruise prices