What is the soil temperature in Halifax, England?

Soil temperature at 6cm in Halifax, England is currently 15.0°C. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.0°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.

Soil temperature in Halifax, England

Soil temperature

15.0°C59°F

at 6cm — germination depth

Cooling over the next 11 days.

Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.0°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.

Almost every UK and Irish lawn is a ryegrass and fescue mix, whether it was sown or turfed. We assume that, and use9°C as the seeding threshold.

I know what grass I have

The differences are small. Ryegrass is the quickest off the mark; bluegrass is the slowest and wants the warmest soil. Everything else sits between.

Soil temperature at 6cm for reliable germination. Sources onthe method page.
Species	Soil temp	Days
Perennial ryegrasslikely yours	8°C	5–10
Red / chewings fescuelikely yours	8–10°C	10–14
Tall fescue	10–12°C	10–14
Browntop bentColonial bentgrass	10–12°C	14–21
Smooth-stalked meadow grassKentucky bluegrass	12–13°C	14–28

Soil temperature at 6cm in Halifax, England is currently 15.0°C, and falling about 2.7°C over the next 11 days. That depth matters because it is where grass seed sits and where roots start working, and it lags air temperature by days — which is why a warm afternoon here tells you very little on its own.

Lawns in this area are typically perennial ryegrass with fescue, which is what most lawns round here are sown with. That blend needs the soil to hold above 9°C before seed germinates reliably. Seeding conditions are open — soil is 15.0°C at 6cm and holding above 9°C.

9 of the next 10 days are good mowing days. The other one is held back by wet grass or soft ground. The best weekend slot right now is Sunday 1pm–8pm, on the basis that ground soft in places — 47mm rain over the last week.

The next recommended window in Halifax opens at 11am on Thursday 3 September, because that is when the dew has burnt off — earlier than that and you are cutting wet grass. Underfoot, the ground reads as soft in places after 28mm rain over the last week.

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The next 10 days

Column height is how mowable the day is; the lighter band is the best stretch within it. The line is soil temperature at 6cm.

9°C — seeding

Soil at 6cm 15.9°C cooling to 13.7°C

Wednesday 2 SeptemberConfident

No — 0.3mm of rain falling.

Poor:Grass wetness: Grass slightly dampraining now
Good:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places28mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.75
Good:Temperature: Temperature14°C
Good:Wind: Wind light7 km/h

Limiting factor:grass wetness

Thursday 3 September · 11am–8pmConfident

11am–8pm — grass dry — rain earlier today

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Good:Ground firmness: Ground soft in places45mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.89
Good:Temperature: Temperature16°C
Good:Wind: Wind light18 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off

Limiting factor:grass wetness

Friday 4 September · midday–8pmConfident

midday–8pm — ground soft — 35mm rain over the last week

Marginal:Grass wetness: Grass dryrain earlier today
Poor:Ground firmness: Ground soft35mm rain over the last week
Good:Growth: Growing wellgrowth potential 0.79
Good:Temperature: Temperature18°C
Good:Wind: Wind light19 km/h
Sociable hours: Fine by the neighboursstarts once the dew has burnt off