Season guide · Liverpool · United Kingdom
Liverpool in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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Quick answer
Long evenings, outdoor festivals and Beatleweek; mild temperatures with showers and the busiest hotels. Expect highs up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 33 rainy days across June–August. June–July are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 11°C (52°F) to 20°C (68°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 33
- Sea
- 14°C (57°F) to 17°C (63°F)
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 18°C (64°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 10 | 17 h | 4/5 |
| July | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 11 | 16.5 h | 4/5 |
| August | 20°C (68°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12 | 14.8 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 19°C (66°F) against a yearly 14°C (57°F), and 33 of the year's roughly 145 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Africa Oyé — free African music festival in Sefton Park (usually June)
- July: Liverpool Pride (usually late July)
- August: International Beatleweek — Beatles tribute bands and events (usually late August)
Good choices for summer
Religious site · Georgian Quarter
Liverpool Cathedral
Climb the tower on a clear day, then walk along Hope Street to the Metropolitan Cathedral.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Views
- Iconic
- Rainy day
Religious site · Georgian Quarter
Metropolitan Cathedral
Frederick Gibberd's circular Roman Catholic cathedral of 1967, nicknamed 'Paddy's Wigwam', has a central altar beneath a lantern tower of coloured glass that floods the interior with blue light.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Architecture
- Photo spot
- Rainy day
Gallery · William Brown Street
Walker Art Gallery
Combine it with the World Museum and Central Library next door on the same street.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Art
- Rainy day
- Kids
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Museum · William Brown Street
World Museum
Liverpool's museum of natural history, world cultures and archaeology has a large ancient Egypt gallery, dinosaurs, an aquarium, a bug house and a planetarium.
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- Kids
- Rainy day
- History
- Nature
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Architecture · City Centre
St George's Hall
Visit the restored small concert room upstairs, where Charles Dickens gave readings.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Formby (About 30 minutes by train, then a walk) — The National Trust's pinewoods at Formby are one of the last English refuges of the red squirrel, and behind them lie high sand dunes and a wide beach where prehistoric footprints are sometimes exposed in the mud.
- Port Sunlight (About 15–20 minutes by train) — William Lever built this model village on the Wirral for his soap-factory workers from 1888, with more than 900 listed cottages in varied styles around gardens.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Liverpool?
Yes: June–July are among the best months. Long evenings, outdoor festivals and Beatleweek; mild temperatures with showers and the busiest hotels.
+What is the weather like in Liverpool in summer?
Highs of up to 20°C (68°F) and lows around 11°C (52°F), with about 33 rainy days over the season.