Newton-le-Willows in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Newton-le-Willows sees average daytime highs around 7°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 254 mm of precipitation over about 44 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 12% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Newton-le-Willows's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Newton-le-Willows's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
7°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
3°C
Precipitation
254 mm
44 wet days
Avg wind
18 km/h
Travel score
0.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Newton-le-Willows in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 7°C.

A typical winter day in Newton-le-Willows reaches about 7°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest February.

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How winter really feels in Newton-le-Willows

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Newton-le-Willows 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8315.11.37.80.8
Feb / 7113.21.59.41.0
Mar10° / 7013111.51.8
Apr12° / 6512.70.413.73.0
May15° / 6712.7015.64.2
Jun18° / 11°8113.8016.75.0
Jul19° / 12°8214.8016.25.4
Aug19° / 12°8915.1014.65.2
Sep17° / 10°7712.7012.54.8
Oct13° / 9114.7010.33.3
Nov10° / 9116.10.28.41.8
Dec / 9915.51.17.30.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Newton-le-Willows gets around 254 mm of rain and snow over 44 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 18 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 36 min in early December to 10 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 0.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Newton-le-Willows?

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.

0.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Newton-le-Willows.

What to pack for Newton-le-Willows in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Newton-le-Willows sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 44 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coat

Sea temperature near Newton-le-Willows 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 at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) 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.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Newton-le-Willows in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Newton-le-Willows peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Newton-le-Willows?

Newton-le-Willows sits at 53.5°N, 2.6°W, 35 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Golborne, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Newton-le-Willows

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Newton-le-Willows.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Newton-le-Willows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 792 m.

The land around Newton-le-Willows is covered by cropland (38%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (30%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
792 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Golborne 3.0 km · Ashton in Makerfield 5.0 km · Haydock 6.0 km · Warrington 7.0 km · Great Sankey 7.0 km · Leigh 7.0 km · St Helens 9.0 km · Hindley 9.0 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
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

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 Newton-le-Willows (53.45°, -2.6°, elevation 35 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.