Fylde weather in August

In August, Fylde sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 117 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Fylde's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fylde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 36 min
4:57 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical August day in Fylde reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°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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21815
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41815
51815
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301714
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How August really feels in Fylde

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.

Fylde weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 108170.77.80.8
Feb / 8714.60.69.40.8
Mar / 8114.40.611.51.3
Apr10° / 7012.80.113.72.2
May13° / 7412.6015.63.4
Jun16° / 12°8613.5016.74.3
Jul17° / 14°9716.1016.34.8
Aug18° / 14°11716.8014.64.8
Sep16° / 13°11114.8012.54.3
Oct13° / 10°13717.3010.23.1
Nov10° / 13818.40.18.31.8
Dec / 13917.40.57.31.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53862
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113664
123664
133763
143763
153565
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193664
203664
213565
223664
233763
243763
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273664
283664
293664
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Fylde gets around 117 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
154
254
355
455
555
655
755
855
955
1055
1155
1255
1355
1455
1555
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2155
2255
2354
2454
2553
2652
2752
2851
2951
3051
3150

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148439
2484210
3494110
4504010
5503911
6513811
7523711
8523711
9533611
10533611
11533611
12533611
13543610
14543610
15543610
1655369
1755369
1856368
1956368
2057367
2158357
2259356
2360346
2462335
2562335
2664324
2764324
2865314
2967303
3067303
3168293

Wind in August

Winds average 20 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light 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 4:31 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 8:05 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:318:05
215.54:328:03
315.54:348:01
415.44:367:59
515.34:377:57
615.34:397:56
715.24:417:54
815.14:437:52
915.14:447:50
1015.04:467:48
1115.04:487:45
1214.94:507:43
1314.84:517:41
1414.84:537:39
1514.74:557:37
1614.64:577:35
1714.64:597:32
1814.55:007:30
1914.45:027:28
2014.45:047:26
2114.35:067:23
2214.25:087:21
2314.25:107:19
2414.15:117:16
2514.05:137:14
2613.95:157:12
2713.95:177:09
2813.85:197:07
2913.75:207:04
3013.75:227:02
3113.65:246:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
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104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.3Bright
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154.3Bright
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174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Fylde?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Fylde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fylde in August

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

In August, Fylde sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Fylde 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 14 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 Fylde 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 Fylde peaks around August 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 11UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fylde?

Fylde sits at 53.8°N, 2.9°W, 22 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Poulton-le-Fylde, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Fylde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fylde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 962 m.

The land around Fylde is covered by grassland (60%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
962 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Poulton-le-Fylde 4.0 km · Thornton-Cleveleys 8.0 km · Blackpool 9.0 km · Lytham St Annes 11 km · Fleetwood 12 km · Preston 16 km · Leyland 21 km · Southport 22 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 Fylde (53.8333°, -2.9167°, elevation 22 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).