🇬🇧 Daresbury, United Kingdom
Does It Rain at Creamfields?
Across roughly 15 years of records at the site, rain falls on about 75% of Creamfields days, averaging 2.0mm a day.
The short answer
75%
of days see 1mm+
2.0 mm
average per day
High
mud risk
Wet days are common enough that boots are a sensible default rather than an over-reaction, especially in the camping fields.
Rain day by day
| Day | Rain | High | Weather score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 27 Aug | 3.5 mm | 18°C | 85% |
| Fri 28 Aug | 2.2 mm | 18°C | 89% |
| Sat 29 Aug | 1.5 mm | 17°C | 85% |
| Sun 30 Aug | 0.9 mm | 18°C | 89% |
The wettest festival day on average is Thu 27 Aug at 3.5mm; the driest is Sun 30 Aug at 0.9mm. Over the main days that adds up to roughly 8.1mm.
What rain actually does to Creamfields
Daresbury's open fields turn boggy quickly, and Creamfields has a long folklore of mud-soaked editions; wellies, waterproofs and bin-bag groundsheets are part of the kit. When the weather holds, the campsite parties run from morning to morning — when it doesn't, the indoor arenas become the lifeline.
If the forecast turns wet
- Boots over trainers, and a spare pair of shoes sealed in a bag.
- Rain jacket for walking, poncho for standing in a crowd with a backpack.
- Pitch on the high side of the field, never in a dip, and use a groundsheet.
- Dry bags for phone, power bank, tickets and one full change of clothes.
How we know
These numbers come from the Open-Meteo historical reanalysis at the festival's coordinates, averaged day by day over about 15 years. They describe a typical edition, not the one you're going to — for the live picture, the Creamfields forecast page updates twice a day once the event is inside the forecast window.