Man City embrace Manchester weather with third kit

Manchester City's rain-inspired third kit for the 2025-26 season

Manchester has long been labelled as the rainy city.

Embracing this legacy, Manchester City have now used the wet weather as inspiration for their new third kit for the 2025-26 season.

City's latest jersey features a raindrop graphic over a grey background, with neon green accents on the neck, shoulders and sides.

"This kit is for the City that plays in the rain," the club said.

"The shirt is designed for those who carry City in their hearts, rain or shine."

Greater Manchester sees on average 1,087mm of rainfall a year, according to the Met Office, and there are on average 166 days a year with at least 1mm of rain.

Greater London, in comparison, has on average 114 days with at least 1mm of rain a year.

Despite this, the Manchester Evening News reported in 2017 that Manchester ranked 15th in a table of the wettest towns and cities in the UK.

Manufactured by Puma, the new City shirt retails online for between £65 - for the kids' jersey - and £152 for an "authentic jersey" with a name and number printed on the back.

"Grey skies may often be seen overhead in Manchester, but this City brings electrifying football to the pitch whatever the weather," the club added.

"The kit carries a message from Manchester: even when it rains, we shine."

They also said the vibrant neon green accents symbolise "the standout quality" of Manchester City.