Helsinki vs Manchester: which is better, month by month

Manchester beats Helsinki in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (49 vs 30) — while Helsinki wins June to July; they are within 3 points in May, August and September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Helsinki vs Manchester — all 12 months

MonthHelsinkiManchesterWinnerGap
January30Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air49Fcold, rainy, clean airManchester19
February38Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air57Dcold, rainy, clean airManchester19
March52Dfreezing, a little rain, clean air65Ccold, rainy, clean airManchester13
April70Bcold, a little rain, muggy air75Bcool, a little rain, clean airManchester5
May81Acool, a little rain, clean air83Acool, a little rain, clean airTie2
June90Snice, a little rain, clean air86Anice, rainy, clean airHelsinki4
July93Snice, a little rain, clean air89Anice, rainy, clean airHelsinki4
August87Anice, rainy, clean air87Anice, rainy, clean airTie0
September77Bcool, a little rain, clean air77Bnice, rainy, clean airTie0
October61Ccold, a little rain, clean air67Ccool, rainy, clean airManchester6
November45Fcold, a little rain, clean air58Dcold, rainy, clean airManchester13
December34Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air51Dcold, rainy, clean airManchester17

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (30 vs 49). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Helsinki

🇫🇮 Finland · mild climate

Best month
July 93/100
Months won
2 of 12

Manchester

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · mild climate

Best month
July 89/100
Months won
7 of 12

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