Fleetwood in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Fleetwood sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 395 mm of precipitation over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Fleetwood's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Fleetwood's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 7°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 4°C
- Precipitation
- 395 mm
- 51 wet days
- Avg wind
- 25 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.7
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Fleetwood in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.
A typical winter day in Fleetwood reaches about 7°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest February.
How winter really feels in Fleetwood
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 67 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Fleetwood weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 4° | 131 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 7° / 4° | 105 | 15.1 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 8° / 5° | 93 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 10° / 6° | 74 | 12.8 | 0.1 | 13.7 | 2.1 |
| May | 13° / 9° | 79 | 12.6 | 0 | 15.7 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 15° / 12° | 89 | 14.1 | 0 | 16.8 | 4.2 |
| Jul | 17° / 14° | 104 | 16.3 | 0 | 16.3 | 4.7 |
| Aug | 17° / 14° | 127 | 17.8 | 0 | 14.6 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 16° / 12° | 121 | 14.9 | 0 | 12.5 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 13° / 10° | 153 | 17.7 | 0 | 10.2 | 2.9 |
| Nov | 10° / 7° | 156 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 8° / 5° | 159 | 18.2 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Fleetwood gets around 395 mm of rain and snow over 51 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 25 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 7 h 30 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Fleetwood?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fleetwood.
What to pack for Fleetwood in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Fleetwood sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and a windbreaker. About 51 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Fleetwood in Winter
The nearest coast averages about 7°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Bracing |
| Feb | 6 | Bracing |
| Mar | 7 | Bracing |
| Apr | 9 | Bracing |
| May | 11 | Bracing |
| Jun | 14 | Bracing |
| Jul | 16 | Cool |
| Aug | 17 | Cool |
| Sep | 16 | Cool |
| Oct | 14 | Bracing |
| Nov | 11 | Bracing |
| Dec | 9 | Bracing |
UV index in Fleetwood in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fleetwood peaks around August 10 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 5 | High |
| Jul | 5 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Low |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 0 | Low |
Where is Fleetwood?
Fleetwood sits at 53.9°N, 3.0°W, 10 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Thornton-Cleveleys, 6.0 km away.
Topography around Fleetwood
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fleetwood.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Fleetwood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.
The land around Fleetwood is covered by water (54%) within 3 km, water (59%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and water (31%) within 80 km.
United Kingdom travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type D / G / M
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 89% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $57,602
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.7 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.1
- per 100k, 2021
- Road deaths
- 3.2
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fleetwood (53.9253°, -3.0109°, elevation 10 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.