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Triplandio Manchester guide covers 10 travel guides across 23 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 40 self-guided walking tours in Manchester with 192 POI, spanning 127.9 km in total. Get inspired by 9 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Manchester
City & Country Data United Kingdom (Manchester)
Key travel data for Manchester — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 United Kingdom
Cost
LOW
Safety
77
Health
85
Lifestyle
75
Infra
89
Rank
#12
Score
67
Tourists
11.1M/y
GDP/cap
$57.6k
Life Exp
81.4 yrs
Population
69.5M
Currency
GBP £
Language
English
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in Manchester
Coffee
$4.50
Beer
$7.00
Lunch
$22.00
Groceries
$40.00/w
Taxi/km
$2.50
Transit
$2.50
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$40.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit Manchester (United Kingdom)
Now (September) avg: 14°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: May & Jun.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
18°C / 11°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:58 / 19:03
Local time
18:03
Best Months 
May & Jun
May & Jun
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
M
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
O
Oct
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Jul
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Manchester —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A beef and kidney pudding served with a rich gravy. A type of soft, round bread roll, often used for sandwiches. A blood sausage made with pork blood, oatmeal, and spices. A small, round pastry filled with currants and spices. A slow-cooked meat and vegetable stew topped with sliced potatoes. A dessert with a shortcrust pastry base, custard, and raspberry jam. A comforting baked dish made with potatoes, onions, and bacon. Cooked black peas usually served with vinegar. A crumpet-like flat teacake popular in the Midlands and northern England. A suet pastry filled with minced meat and onions, steamed to perfection. A fruity soft drink originally made from grapes, raspberries, and blackcurrants.
Traditional Local Food
Manchester (United Kingdom)
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Main course
Meat
Baby's Yed an' Gravy
BAY-bees yed an GRAY-vee
Bread
Vegan
Barm Cake
Snack
Meat
Bury Black Pudding
ˈbəri blæk ˈpʊdɪŋ
Dessert
Vegetarian
Eccles Cake
ek-uls kayk
Main course
Meat
Lancashire Hotpot
LAN-kah-shur HOT-pot
Dessert
Vegetarian
Manchester Tart
MAN-ches-tur tart
Main course
Meat
Panhaggerty
pan-HAG-er-tee
Street food
Vegan
Parched Peas
parcht peez
Snack
Vegetarian
Pikelets
PIE-klet
Main course
Meat
Rag Pudding
RAG Pud-ding
Drink
Vegan
Vimto
VIM-toh
