Accrington weather in August

In August, Accrington sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 106 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Accrington's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Accrington's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
11th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:55 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Accrington is town in the Hyndburn borough of Lancashire, England.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical August day in Accrington reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Accrington

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Accrington weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10615.92.87.80.3
Feb / 9413.93.29.40.5
Mar / 8813.9211.51.3
Apr11° / 7713.60.813.72.5
May14° / 8213.6015.63.7
Jun17° / 9514.6016.74.5
Jul18° / 11°10116.1016.35.0
Aug18° / 11°10616014.64.9
Sep16° / 8913.1012.54.3
Oct12° / 10415.10.110.22.8
Nov / 10315.90.68.31.3
Dec / 11815.62.27.30.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Accrington gets around 106 mm of rain over 16 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
354
454
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
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1555
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1755
1854
1954
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2153
2252
2350
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2647
2746
2845
2944
3044
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
162344
262335
362335
463325
563316
664306
764306
865296
965296
1066286
1166286
1266286
1367276
1467276
1568275
1668275
1768275
1869274
1970264
2071263
2172253
2272253
2374242
2475232
2576222
2676222
2777212
2878202
2979201
3080191
3181181

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of August to 13 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 120 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:298:02
215.54:308:00
315.44:327:59
415.44:347:57
515.34:357:55
615.34:377:53
715.24:397:51
815.14:417:49
915.14:427:47
1015.04:447:45
1114.94:467:43
1214.94:487:41
1314.84:507:39
1414.84:517:37
1514.74:537:34
1614.64:557:32
1714.64:577:30
1814.54:587:28
1914.45:007:25
2014.45:027:23
2114.35:047:21
2214.25:067:19
2314.15:077:16
2414.15:097:14
2514.05:117:11
2613.95:137:09
2713.95:157:07
2813.85:177:04
2913.75:187:02
3013.75:206:59
3113.65:226:57

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.47 kWh/m² to a high of 4.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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54.1Bright
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84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Moderate
114.0Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.4Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Accrington?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Accrington for sightseeing.

What to pack for Accrington in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Accrington sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Accrington in August

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Accrington in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Accrington peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Accrington?

Accrington sits at 53.8°N, 2.4°W, 148 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Haslingden, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Accrington

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Accrington.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Accrington has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 542 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Accrington is covered by grassland (47%), trees (27%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
542 m
80 km
734 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Haslingden 6.0 km · Rawtenstall 8.0 km · Blackburn 8.0 km · Darwen 9.0 km · Rossendale 9.0 km · Burnley 10 km · Ramsbottom 12 km · Nelson 14 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Accrington (53.7538°, -2.3586°, elevation 148 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).