Coalville weather in August

In August, Coalville sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.7 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Coalville's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coalville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
13°
12th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 30 min
4:54 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Coalville is town in Leicestershire, England.

Density
5,716/km²
people per km²

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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical August day in Coalville reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
62113
72113
82113
92113
102113
112113
122113
132113
142113
152113
162113
172113
182113
192013
202013
212012
222012
232012
242012
252012
262012
272012
282012
291912
301912
311912

How August really feels in Coalville

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.

Coalville 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 / 50121.17.90.8
Feb / 419.61.49.51.1
Mar10° / 4410.10.911.52.1
Apr13° / 5211.40.313.63.3
May16° / 5510.5015.54.6
Jun19° / 11°6111016.55.6
Jul21° / 13°6511.5016.16.1
Aug21° / 13°6110.7014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.8012.45.5
Oct14° / 6110.9010.33.8
Nov10° / 5811.40.38.52.0
Dec / 5711.217.50.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53466
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203169
213070
223169
233268
243169
253169
263070
273070
282971
293070
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Coalville gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2037
2136
2236
2335
2434
2534
2633
2733
2832
2932
3031
3131

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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
157358
257358
357358
458348
558339
658339
759329
860319
960319
1061309
1161309
1262299
1362299
1462299
1563289
1663289
1764279
1865278
1966268
2066268
2168257
2269247
2370246
2471236
2572226
2673225
2774215
2875214
2976204
3076204
3177203

Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 114 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:29 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.44:297:54
215.44:317:52
315.34:327:51
415.34:347:49
515.24:357:47
615.14:377:45
715.14:397:43
815.04:407:41
915.04:427:39
1014.94:447:38
1114.84:457:36
1214.84:477:34
1314.74:497:31
1414.64:517:29
1514.64:527:27
1614.54:547:25
1714.54:567:23
1814.44:577:21
1914.34:597:19
2014.35:017:17
2114.25:037:14
2214.15:047:12
2314.15:067:10
2414.05:087:08
2513.95:097:05
2613.95:117:03
2713.85:137:01
2813.75:156:58
2913.75:166:56
3013.65:186:54
3113.55:206:51

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 4.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
194.0Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Coalville?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Coalville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Coalville in August

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

In August, Coalville sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Coalville 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 Coalville peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Coalville?

Coalville sits at 52.7°N, 1.4°W, 161 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Loughborough, 12 km away.

Topography around Coalville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coalville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m.

The land around Coalville is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), grassland (32%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
334 m
80 km
688 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Loughborough 12 km · Swadlincote 14 km · Mountsorrel 15 km · Earl Shilton 17 km · Braunstone 17 km · Leicester 19 km · Sinfin 19 km · Glen Parva 20 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 Coalville (52.7225°, -1.3702°, elevation 161 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. 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).